Market Intelligence Resource | October 7, 2021
Digital Startup Is Transforming Mental Health Care In Schools
By Brian Rinker
Jennifer Maldonado, a licensed clinical social worker, spent the summer counseling high schoolers in Stanislaus County as part of a pilot program using virtual therapy to close the gap in mental health services for young people.
The purpose of the pilot — led by San Francisco–based digital health startup Hazel Health and the school district — was to hash out the best practices for a school-based virtual mental health model to scale the program to schools nationwide.
Right away, Maldonado discovered the students referred to her through the school were experiencing serious issues, such as a recent . . .
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