Mental health

VERTESS Posts Strong Q1 2024, Ranked #1 M&A Firm by Axial

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

The first quarter of 2024 saw 2,534 total sellside deals marketed on the Axial platform, which was an increase from the previous two quarters.

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  • The first quarter of 2024 saw 2,534 total sellside deals marketed on the Axial platform, which was an increase from the previous two quarters.
  • VERTESS also facilitated three transactions in Q1 2024.
  • MyDoc Urgent Care provides urgent care, primary care, occupational medicine, workers comp, physicals, wellness and holistic medicine to local communities in Philadelphia.
  • VERTESS Managing Director Dave Turgeon and Director Jack Turgeon led efforts on two significant transactions in the intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) space.

Empowering Working Moms: A New Blueprint for Success Unveiled by Sarah Wells

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Matt Holt Books is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of Go Ask Your Mothers, the debut book from Sarah Wells, CEO of Sarah Wells Breast Pump Bags—a leading force in empowering working moms.

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  • Matt Holt Books is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of Go Ask Your Mothers, the debut book from Sarah Wells, CEO of Sarah Wells Breast Pump Bags—a leading force in empowering working moms.
  • Go Ask Your Mothers is a roadmap guiding organizations, managers, and executives to take actionable steps toward fostering better support systems for working moms.
  • Go Ask Your Mothers is a rallying cry for leaders to recognize and champion the invaluable contributions of working mothers.
  • Go Ask Your Mothers: One Simple Step for Managers to Support Working Moms for Team Success releases on August 13, 2024, offering a blueprint for businesses ready to embrace the power of hiring and retaining working mothers.

Syra Health Announces First Quarter 2024 Financial Results, Led By Strong Revenue Growth of 47%.

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

CARMEL, Ind., May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Syra Health Corp. (NASDAQ: SYRA), ("Syra Health" or the "Company") a healthcare technology company with a mission to improve healthcare by providing innovative services and technology solutions, announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

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  • The Company anticipates full-year 2024 revenue of $9 to $11 million, representing growth of 64%-100% versus 2023.
  • Announced a one-year, $480,000 contract from the Indiana Department of Health to administer public health and healthcare readiness assessments.
  • Our growth remains strong in our newest business units of Digital Health and Health Education, and we are excited that our Healthcare Workforce business unit has returned to growth in 2024.
  • Revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, was $1.7 million, compared to the $1.2 million reported in the first quarter of 2023.

Smart Serve Ontario Launches Campaign to provide essential and free mental health services to over 550,000 active Smart Serve certificate holders

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Smart Serve Ontario partners with Not 9 to 5 and GreenShield to address the mental health crisis in the hospitality industry.

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  • Smart Serve Ontario partners with Not 9 to 5 and GreenShield to address the mental health crisis in the hospitality industry.
  • Delivered in partnership with Not 9 to 5, a non-profit that advocates for the mental health of hospitality workers, and GreenShield, Canada's only national non-profit health and benefits company, the program will provide free mental health services and education to individuals holding an active Smart Serve certificate.
  • The Smart Serve Cares campaign aims to bridge this gap by offering Smart Serve certificate holders a comprehensive suite of mental health resources, including:
    3 hours of free virtual mental health counselling with a therapist that best-suits your needs provided by GreenShield Health, the health services division of GreenShield.
  • Smart Serve certificate holders will also gain access to Not 9 to 5's transformative online hospitality workplace mental health certification, CNECTed .

EQS-News: neurocare group AG appoints Tariq El-Titi as Senior Vice President MENA, strengthening commitment to Middle East health sector

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Friday, May 10, 2024

neurocare group AG appoints Tariq El-Titi as Senior Vice President MENA, strengthening commitment to Middle East health sector

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  • neurocare group AG appoints Tariq El-Titi as Senior Vice President MENA, strengthening commitment to Middle East health sector
    The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • neurocare group AG appoints Tariq El-Titi as Senior Vice President MENA, strengthening commitment to Middle East health sector
    Tariq previously held leadership roles at Dubai Healthcare City, Mubadala Healthcare's Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, and Proximie
    Dubai, UAE and Munich, Germany, 7.
  • May 2024 - neurocare group AG (“neurocare” or the “Company”), a leading innovator in personalized mental health and performance empowering clinicians to deliver best practice, today announced the appointment of Tariq El-Titi as Senior Vice President for the Middle East and North-Africa (MENA) region.
  • Focused on bringing disruptive new health technologies to the Middle East, Tariq founded Janus Ventures in 2018, underscoring his commitment to driving innovation in the healthcare sector.

Mounting Evidence that use of the Mental Health Collaborative Care Model is Associated with Reductions in Total Healthcare Costs

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) is a proven approach to integrating MHSUD treatment into primary care.

Key Points: 
  • The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) is a proven approach to integrating MHSUD treatment into primary care.
  • The Issue Brief, Mounting Evidence That Use of the Collaborative Care Model Reduces Total Healthcare Costs , highlights findings from three key studies conducted by highly respected academic and healthcare organizations that observed healthcare cost reductions after implementing CoCM.
  • Supporters of the recommendations listed in the Issue Brief include many of the nation’s leading mental health and employer groups.
  • This webinar is hosted by the MidAtlantic Path Forward that is led by the MidAtlantic Business Group on Health and the Mental Health Association of Maryland.

NeuroSigma Announces Acceptance into 2024 Cohort of the KidsX Accelerator Program

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

LOS ANGELES, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeuroSigma, Inc. today announced its acceptance into the 2024 cohort of the KidsX Accelerator Program .

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  • LOS ANGELES, May 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NeuroSigma, Inc. today announced its acceptance into the 2024 cohort of the KidsX Accelerator Program .
  • NeuroSigma is a Los Angeles-based bioelectronics company focused on external trigeminal nerve stimulation (eTNS) technology for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
  • “We are honored to be accepted into the KidsX 2024 accelerator program.
  • The device is a wearable, home-use neurostimulation product, and was accepted into the KidsX Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health focus area.

The Kennedy Forum Announces Nationwide Campaign to Ensure Equity in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage

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Thursday, May 9, 2024

Portions of the insurance industry have expressed resistance to the proposed parity rulemaking with arguments that are misleading or incomplete.

Key Points: 
  • Portions of the insurance industry have expressed resistance to the proposed parity rulemaking with arguments that are misleading or incomplete.
  • For instance, representatives often cite the lack of available workforce as a central problem.
  • Without these reimbursement disparities, the mental health and substance use workforce would likely be much larger, because people would be more fairly compensated.
  • A large part of the movement will be to catalyze action around the organization’s National Strategy on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders .

Lactalis Canada Releases 2023 ESG Report

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

TORONTO, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lactalis Canada –the Canadian dairy leader behind iconic brands like Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond, Balderson, Astro and Lactantia and a subsidiary of France-based Lactalis Group – today released Lactalis Canada’s 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report which highlights the company’s commitment to being a sustainable and responsible dairy processor for its key stakeholders across its supply chain including its people, consumers, customers, suppliers, dairy farmers, government, industry and community partners.

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  • TORONTO, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lactalis Canada –the Canadian dairy leader behind iconic brands like Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond, Balderson, Astro and Lactantia and a subsidiary of France-based Lactalis Group – today released Lactalis Canada’s 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report which highlights the company’s commitment to being a sustainable and responsible dairy processor for its key stakeholders across its supply chain including its people, consumers, customers, suppliers, dairy farmers, government, industry and community partners.
  • “Our 2023 report highlights the tangible gains we have made in improving our performance towards our ESG goals,” said Mark Taylor, President & CEO, Lactalis Canada.
  • We know that by working more closely together, we can make faster and more meaningful progress.”
    This report details the company’s ESG achievements and advancements, as well as its future goals.
  • “We will maintain our high standards of profitable and responsible growth as we progress on our ESG journey, delivering value for all Lactalis Canada stakeholders.”

FirstBank Leads Way in Affordable Housing Financing, Including Colorado’s Largest Zero-Carbon Emission Development

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Recently FirstBank financed $55 million in loans for Willoughby Corner , one of the largest net-zero-ready affordable housing developments in Colorado.

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  • Recently FirstBank financed $55 million in loans for Willoughby Corner , one of the largest net-zero-ready affordable housing developments in Colorado.
  • This helped BCHA navigate a complicated closing process and deliver much needed affordable housing to the Boulder area.
  • “The growing need for affordable housing in Colorado is a top priority,” said Kevin Classen, CEO of FirstBank.
  • To learn more about how FirstBank supports attainable housing, check out the bank’s Unlocking Colorado series.