MedCity News January 25, 2024
The California Department of Health Care Services launched the Behavioral Health Virtual Services Platform last week. The platform includes two digital health solutions: BrightLife Kids (developed by Brightline) for parents/caregivers and kids ages 0 to 12 and Soluna (developed by Kooth) for teens and young adults ages 13 to 25.
One in six American youth experience a mental health disorder each year. In California, about a third of adolescents experienced serious psychological distress between 2019 and 2021. In that same time frame, there was a 20% increase in adolescent suicides.
Recognizing the need for more mental health support, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) launched the Behavioral Health Virtual Services Platform last week. The platform includes two digital...