Miami-Dade County Public Schools Expands Partnership With Hazel Health For Virtual Health Care

Miami-Dade Public Schools (M-DCPS) expanded a partnership with Hazel Health to provide students with virtual mental and physical health care services. This initiative, supported through an investment by UnitedHealthcare, is part of a broader effort announced last year to provide virtual school-centered health care for up to 1 million students across select states nationwide.

A third-party study conducted by Clemson University found that 75% of students who participated in Hazel’s online therapy program experienced clinically significant reductions in depression and anxiety after an average of six sessions. Early research also indicates that Hazel’s therapy . . .