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Backpack Healthcare Raises $14 Million in Series A Funding to Revolutionize Pediatric Mental Health Care

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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ELKRIDGE, Md., May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Backpack Healthcare (formerly Youme Healthcare), an online pediatric mental healthcare provider, announced today that it has raised a $14 million Series A funding round led by PACE Healthcare Capital with participation from ECMC, Techstars, Collab Capital, Bridge Builders Collaborative, Portland Seed Fund, Hopelab, Rethink Education, Genius Guild, and Unlikely Collaborators, along with notable angel investors including Maya Ghosn Bichara and Jeffrey Walker. The pioneering health technology company, led by Founder & CEO Hafeezah Muhammad, is utilizing cutting-edge AI to transform pediatric mental health care and address the escalating youth mental health crisis, with a particular focus on medicaid-enrolled youth.

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  • The pioneering health technology company, led by Founder & CEO Hafeezah Muhammad, is utilizing cutting-edge AI to transform pediatric mental health care and address the escalating youth mental health crisis, with a particular focus on medicaid-enrolled youth.
  • Over 40 million children in the U.S. rely on Medicaid or CHIP for healthcare coverage, yet only 14% of mental health clinicians accept Medicaid as insurance, highlighting the urgent need for accessible solutions.
  • In response to this pressing issue, Backpack Healthcare is developing innovative and inclusive solutions with its AI-powered app and teletherapy services to provide indispensable support to all young individuals navigating mental health challenges.
  • "The funding we have raised underscores the U.S. healthcare system's need for more inclusive, tech-enabled solutions to tackle the growing pediatric mental health crisis," said Hafeezah Muhammad, Founder & CEO of Backpack Healthcare.

Behavioral Health Tech Conference Announces Winners of Inaugural Young Innovators in Behavioral Health Awards Program

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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30 winners recognized for their contributions to access, awareness, and advancement of digital mental health care for young people in the U.S.

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  • 30 winners recognized for their contributions to access, awareness, and advancement of digital mental health care for young people in the U.S.
  • Awards program created in partnership with Hopelab and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, among others
    CHICAGO, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Behavioral Health Tech Conference , the largest conference focused on expanding access to mental health and substance use services through technology and innovation, today announced the winners of its inaugural awards program, the Young Innovators in Behavioral Health Awards.
  • "The inaugural cohort of Young Innovators in Behavioral Health represents an impressive cross-section of young leaders making significant strides in creating a more inclusive, effective mental health ecosystem.
  • Winners will be recognized during an awards ceremony on stage at the 2023 Behavioral Health Tech Conference in Phoenix, Ariz. on November 15.

Behavioral Health Tech Conference Launches Inaugural Young Innovators in Behavioral Health Awards Program

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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Program created in partnership with Hopelab and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, among others

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  • Program created in partnership with Hopelab and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, among others
    Winners receive paid trip to conference, nominations due July 31, 2023
    CHICAGO, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Behavioral Health Tech Conference , the largest conference focused on expanding access to mental health and substance use services through technology and innovation, today announced the launch of its inaugural awards program, the Young Innovators in Behavioral Health Awards .
  • The Young Innovators in Behavioral Health Awards program will shine a light on emerging innovators so they can occupy an even more central role in defining solutions to the problems facing people with mental illness," said Solome Tibebu, founder and CEO, Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech.
  • All nominations should be submitted via the Young Innovators in Behavioral Health Awards application form by July 31, 2023.
  • Candidates must be between the ages of 18-29 and based in the U.S. More information about the Young Innovators in Behavioral Health Awards is here .

Caraway Secures Series A Funding to Fundamentally Change How Gen Z Experiences Healthcare

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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NEW YORK, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Caraway, a digital healthcare company for Gen Z, announced a series of milestones and expansions to fundamentally change how Gen Z experiences healthcare. To advance the development of its Gen Z care platform and scale its services, Caraway today announced $16.75M in Series A funding. The round is led by Maveron, investor in consumer-only and early-stage companies, and GV. Returning investors include 7wireVentures and Hopelab Ventures, with new participation from Wellington Access Ventures, Ingeborg Investments and The Venture Collective. OMERS Ventures, a seed stage investor in Caraway, will remain on the Board.

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  • Digital Healthcare Company for Gen Z Secures $16.75M Series A Funding Led by Maveron and GV; Virtual Healthcare Services Now Available in Ten States – California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio
    NEW YORK, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Caraway , a digital healthcare company for Gen Z, announced a series of milestones and expansions to fundamentally change how Gen Z experiences healthcare.
  • To advance the development of its Gen Z care platform and scale its services, Caraway today announced $16.75M in Series A funding.
  • In just one year, Caraway has built an inclusive care model that addresses the multitude of healthcare challenges facing Gen Z by providing mental, physical and reproductive healthcare, 24/7, all in one place.
  • "Caraway supports young adults in a way traditional health care models do not, fundamentally changing their healthcare experience.

Hazel Health Accelerates Growth to Over 3,000 Schools in 14 States, Secures Series C1 Funding

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hazel Health (Hazel), the national leader in school-based telehealth, has expanded to 14 states, reaching nearly 2.5 million students in more than 3,000 schools. This expansion means that more than 10 percent of K-12 students in the states where Hazel currently operates now have access to physical and mental health care at school and at home.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hazel Health (Hazel) , the national leader in school-based telehealth, has expanded to 14 states, reaching nearly 2.5 million students in more than 3,000 schools.
  • Hazel Health releases impact report following year of dramatic expansion during the nation's youth mental health crisis.
  • We are thrilled to add new partners into the Hazel community, which now includes some of the most respected health plans, health systems, and academic institutions.
  • Hazel partners with school districts to provide mental and physical health care services to K-12 students where they areat school or home.

Violet, the first cultural competence credentialing and upskilling platform, raises $5.3M to power inclusive health care

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
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Violet, the first of its kind, raises $5.3M to keep powering inclusive, culturally competent care in clinicians.

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  • Violet, the first of its kind, raises $5.3M to keep powering inclusive, culturally competent care in clinicians.
  • "Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical to the future of health care.
  • Violet's customers are continuing to prove the power of inclusive care with improved patient health outcomes.
  • Research shows that inclusive care is proven to generate better health outcomes and Violet's credentialing platform is the first step to building health equity for all.

Women's+ Healthcare Company, Caraway, Launches to Tackle College Student's Mental, Reproductive and Physical Health

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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NEW YORK, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caraway, a women's+ digital healthcare company, emerged from stealth to take on the societal and medical imperative of caring for college students by providing integrated mental, reproductive and physical healthcare.  Today's GenZers expect to receive healthcare on their own terms – an experience that is personalized, equitable and digitally accessible. Built with students for students, Caraway prioritizes the needs and concerns of college women+ during a key developmental-age window.  Caraway's virtual care services are delivered 24/7, so women+ can get the care they need when they need it, and are set to launch in the fall of 2022. 

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  • Caraway was hatched through a partnership between 7wireVentures , OMERS Ventures , and veteran digital health leaders Lori Evans Bernstein and Joshua Tauber.
  • On-campus college healthcare services do not meet the demand for the U.S. population of approximately 10 million college women+.
  • Reproductive health and mental health go hand in hand, with the end of Roe worsening the campus mental health crisis.
  • Caraway is a digital healthcare company for college women+ that provides integrated mental, reproductive and physical healthcare services.

imi Launched in Response to LGBTQ+ Teen Demands for Digital Safe Space to Support Identity Exploration and Affirmation

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hopelab, in collaboration with CenterLink and the It Gets Better Project, announced today the release of imi (pronounced eye-me), a free, digital mental health tool designed to support LGBTQ+ youth explore and affirm their identity. Designed with and for LGBTQ+ teens, with an intentional focus on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), transgender, non-binary, and gender nonconforming youth, imi provides relevant and practical approaches to boost positive coping skills and mindsets that support LGBTQ+ youth mental well-being. imi is available for free; easily accessible from any device with a web browser and internet connection at imi.guide.

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  • imi is available for free; easily accessible from any device with a web browser and internet connection at imi.guide .
  • imi responds to the need for safe, accessible, and research-backed support for LGBTQ+ youth within the digital health ecosystem, delivering freely available resources and activities that focus on topics like stress, LGBTQ+ identity, internalized stigma, and gender identity and expression.
  • "Until that world exists, we must provide support to LGBTQ+ youth, especially BIPOC teens, with accessible tools and resources that affirm and support their identities."
  • A broad and diverse group of young people supported the co-creation of imi through a collaborative design process guided by Hopelab.

imi, A Free, Mental Health Web App, Helps LGBTQ+ Youth Cope with Stress

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Friday, May 27, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hopelab today will reveal promising study results about the efficacy of imi, a free, research-backed, mental health web app developed by the innovation lab, in partnership with CenterLink, It Gets Better Project, and hundreds of LGBTQ+ youth. Initial results from a randomized controlled trial, conducted by researchers at Hopelab and University of Pennsylvania's Program on Sexuality, Technology, and Action Research (PSTAR), show that imi boosts positive coping skills and mindsets that are important for supporting the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth. The initial results will be shared by Hopelab Research Lead, Emma Bruehlman-Senecal, Ph.D., in a flash talk on May 27, 2022 at the Annual Association for Psychological Science (APS) Convention.

Key Points: 
  • imi, (pronounced eye-me) helps LGBTQ+ youth explore and affirm their identity and learn practical approaches to cope with sexual and gender minority stressin ways that are supportive, relevant, inclusive, and joyful.
  • The web app provides affirming resources, activities, and stories of lived experiences from LGBTQ+ youth on important topics like stress, LGBTQ+ identity, internalized stigma, and gender identity and expression.
  • Data from the randomized controlled trial (RCT) indicates that imi is effective in supporting the well-being of LGBTQ+ youth.
  • These results suggest that imi may play an important role in helping LGBTQ+ teens cope with sexual and gender minority stress.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City partners with #ZeroReasonsWhy to expand teen suicide prevention campaign to additional Kansas City area schools

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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) is excited to announce a partnership with the teen-led campaign #ZeroReasonsWhy to make the campaign available to additional schools in the Kansas City metropolitan area through funding and sponsorship.

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  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) is excited to announce a partnership with the teen-led campaign #ZeroReasonsWhy to make the campaign available to additional schools in the Kansas City metropolitan area through funding and sponsorship.
  • #ZeroReasonsWhy is a community mobilization and storytelling campaign working to prevent teen suicide by driving conversations that remove the stigma around mental health struggles.
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, the largest not-for-profit health insurer in Missouri and the only not-for-profit commercial health insurer in Kansas City, has been part of the Kansas City community since 1938.
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.