Innerworld Mental Health Platform Receives $2 Million NIMH Grant   

Mental health platform provider Innerworld, which offers peer-to-peer support groups with expert guides in social virtual worlds, received $2 million in funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The funding will be used to;conduct a randomized controlled trial at the University of Southern California to continue testing the effects of cognitive behavioral immersion (CBI) on depression.;;

The platform received a $300,000 matching grant from LaunchTN, a public-private partnership in Tennessee. It also reported investment of $1.4 million in a recent pre-seed funding round, with participation from Valor Equity . . .