Articles about mental health

How a funeral, a pub night and a flight led an entrepreneur to launch a mental health text service

As entrepreneurs scramble to plug chatbots and generative AI into seemingly everything, Help Texts founder and CEO Emma Payne is… Read More

Seattle-area mental health startup focused on serving first responders is raising cash

Mental health challenges can be doubly difficult for first responders such as firefighters and police officers. Their jobs have higher-than-average… Read More

Seattle startup Joon raises $6M to expand online mental health therapy for youth

Teletherapy startup Joon Care raised $6 million from investors to extend the company’s runway as it grows its mental health… Read More

Instagram head Adam Mosseri stops in Seattle to discuss safety and protection for younger users

Adam Mosseri’s three boys — aged 3, 5 and 7 — are too young to use social media. But the… Read More

City of Seattle partners with local teletherapy startup to tackle youth mental health crisis

The city of Seattle and healthcare startup Joon Care are partnering to provide free online mental healthcare in an effort… Read More

GeekWire Awards: This leadership ‘superpower’ is key for CEO of youth mental health startup Joon

Editor’s note: This is the fourth of five profiles of the finalists for Startup CEO of the Year ahead of the 2023… Read More

Are social media companies to blame for youth mental health crisis? It’s complicated

Lawsuits filed by two Washington state school districts allege that major social media companies including Meta, TikTok, YouTube and others… Read More

Seattle tech worker creates card game ‘Let’s Get Real Bro’ to tap into real talk on men’s mental health

Weston Karnes talks a good game. Or, more precisely, his new game is good for talking. Karnes is the creator… Read More

Amazon adds mental health benefit for U.S. workers with access to counseling, crisis support and more

Amazon launched a new mental health benefit for all U.S. employees and their families on Thursday, providing access to free… Read More

Ballmer Group gives $38M to bolster Washington state’s ailing mental health services

Ballmer Group, an organization created by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie, is donating $38 million over… Read More

Mental Health Match helps people find the right therapist, and finds a new home in Portland

Startup’s new location: Mental Health Match, a startup that helps people find the right therapist, has moved from Houston to… Read More

Seattle startup Heard raises $1.3M to help mental health professionals run their own business

New funding: Heard, a 2-year-old startup aiming to help mental health professionals manage bookkeeping and taxes, raised $1.3 million. The company:… Read More

Junior Geek of the Month: Nithya Kemp’s kind heart guides her tech path, with focus on mental health

Nithya Kemp has always known that she wanted to pursue some kind of career around technology. Her kind heart and… Read More

98point6 launches new virtual care service to address rising demand for mental health support

Riding a wave of demand for its telemedicine technology, and reacting to U.S. adults’ increasing struggles with metal health during… Read More

With pandemic taking a toll on mental health, Joon Care raises $3.5M to help teens and young adults

The pandemic is taking a toll on everyone, but teens in particular are seeing increased anxiety and depression. Joon Care… Read More

As mental health needs surge, this Seattle startup offers AI-powered analysis of therapy sessions

The novel coronavirus has brought with it fears of infection, massive job losses, the challenges of teaching kids at home,… Read More

How are you doing during the COVID-19 crisis? Scientists want to hear your story

Researchers at the University of Washington are launching a study aimed at answering the question that’s on a lot of… Read More

Univ. of Washington gets $50M gift to create brain health institute

The University of Washington is putting a $50 million philanthropic donation toward a new institute that will research and develop… Read More

Can games improve your mental health? PAX panel explores the rise of games as a coping mechanism

Video games are surrounded by a stigma that they are inherently bad from a mental health perspective. This negative perception… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: The future of mobility; World Ocean Weekend; Pacific Commodore Expo; and more

— It’s hard to find a new car these days that doesn’t have some type of technology inside, and those… Read More

Stack Up uses video games to connect veterans with each other and support their mental health

Sometimes amidst the ceremonies, parades and first barbecues of the summer that comprise Memorial Day, it can be easy to… Read More

Led by Microsoft vets and Intelius co-founder, Clocktree rolls out telehealth platform for healthcare counseling

Early Microsoft engineers and Intelius co-founder Chandan Chauhan are behind a stealthy telehealth startup that just launched its customer-facing product,… Read More

Unique partnership brings tech solutions for mental health to lower-wage workers

In a dozen years, 1 in 5 Americans will be retirement age or older. Many will be in good health… Read More

Litesprite, maker of games that treat mental health, wins inaugural TRAILS healthcare competition

Seattle startup Litesprite, which develops mobile games that treat mental health disorders, took home the crown at the inaugural TRAILS… Read More

Owl Insights raises cash for mental health treatment software platform

Portland, Ore., company Owl Insights has raised $2.2 million in new funding, GeekWire has learned. The additional funding brings the… Read More

Study shows how mobile games can help treat depression and anxiety symptoms

As smartphones have become more ubiquitous, we’ve grown used to carrying our entertainment, work life and social media profiles with… Read More