Behavioral Health Business January 25, 2024
Laura Lovett

The state of California has inked a deal with pediatric behavioral health providers Brightline and Kooth to offer behavioral health services to all residents under 25 years old.

The deal providing digital mental health resources to young Californians is valued at $680 million. Approximately 13 million children and young people will be able to access services as part of the partnerships.

“There are higher levels of anxiety, depression, suicidality, and those kinds of real challenges that are facing kids these days, and we have an opportunity to actually do some work that helps to prevent some of that,” Jennifer LaGuardia, vice president of Care Innovation at Brightline, told Behavioral Health Business. “This effort was really about helping to do prevention...

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