New offerings to include launch of Teenspace
Community, as well as new partnerships with BeMe and PM
Pediatric Care to bring comprehensive care to K-12 students
Talkspace, a leading online behavioral health care company,
announced it will bolster its teen offerings through the launch of
Teenspace Community, a product built into its existing platform
that allows teens to talk and share in a safe forum and connect
with other teens anonymously. Additionally, Talkspace has entered
into partnerships with BeMe, a leading digital platform focused on
adolescent one-to-one coaching, and PM Pediatric Care, a leading
national pediatric urgent care. Together, this expansion of
Talkspace’s offerings brings comprehensive care to K-12
students.
The United States is experiencing an unprecedented teen mental
health crisis. According to the latest CDC data1, the percentage of
students who felt persistently sad or hopeless has steadily
increased. In 2023, 4 in 10 high school students reported
experiencing persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, 2 in
10 seriously considered attempting suicide, and nearly 1 in 10 made
an attempt. In the midst of this crisis, mental health support
tailored specifically for teens has never been more critical.
“We’re on a mission to address the teen mental health crisis
using every tool at our disposal. With Teenspace Community we are
truly meeting teens where they are, by creating a safe and
non-judgemental space where they can express themselves and receive
the validation from peers they seek,” said Jon Cohen, MD, Talkspace
Chief Executive Officer. “In addition, our partnerships with BeMe
and PM Pediatric Care allow us to expand the range of
evidence-based care we can offer school districts, state and local
governments as they serve their teen populations.”
Teenspace Community
Talkspace is augmenting its therapy services with Teenspace
Community, a safe and affirming online space where teens gather
anonymously to share their thoughts, feelings and experiences–all
within the Talkspace app. This product feature will be available to
organizations, school districts, governments and agencies
administering care to teen populations to add onto the core therapy
offering. Teenspace Community revolves around a daily question,
posed by our clinical team. Teen members can respond, send and
receive supportive messages to each other–all anonymously–as well
as share their own reflections back with their Talkspace therapists
for continued exploration. Teenspace Community will be moderated by
a combination of smart technology and clinically-trained experts
who specialize in teens. This includes AI-generated risk alerts,
coupled with clinical support protocols for clients in crisis. The
community will be actively supported by a group of teen mental
health ambassadors who utilize their training in Mental Health
First Aid to cultivate a truly supportive peer to peer
environment.
“The power of peer support lies in connecting people with shared
experiences to create a safe and encouraging space,” said Liz
Colizza, LPC, Talkspace’s Director of Clinical Content. “Clinically
speaking, peer support has a variety of benefits for participants,
including an improved sense of hope and control over their lives,
and decreases in depression and anxiety.2”
Partnership with BeMe
In time for the 2024 academic year, Talkspace is partnering with
BeMe, a leading digital platform dedicated to adolescent mental
health. BeMe provides a safe space for users to receive one-on-one
text-based coaching and access to mood-specific content and
interactive care activities. With BeMe’s offering, Talkspace will
now be able to offer personalized, ongoing support for lower acuity
issues.
“With BeMe’s deep understanding and experience serving youth
populations with one-to-one coaching and Talkspace’s extensive
network of licensed therapists, we can now bring teens a wider
range of support,” said Natalie Cummins, Chief Business Officer at
Talkspace. “This is just the beginning of revolutionizing teen
mental health care through earlier intervention in modalities that
we have seen teens thrive.”
Partnership with PM Pediatric
Care
Talkspace will also partner with PM Pediatric Care, the nation’s
largest provider in pediatric urgent care and leader in behavioral
health care. Through their school health program, they offer
behavioral health services to students K-12, including on-demand
crisis consultation and intervention and psychiatric evaluations,
and professional development for school staff.
This partnership allows Talkspace to serve an expanded
population of students from pre-K through 8th grade, as well as the
ability to see students both in-person or at school, and during and
after school hours.
Talkspace will host a panel discussion for organizations/school
districts and municipalities on September 26th at 12:00pm ET, to
include more information on student mental health challenges and
Talkspace’s teen offering. Guests can register here. For more
information on Teenspace Community, visit our blog.
About Talkspace
Talkspace (NASDAQ: TALK) is a leading virtual behavioral
healthcare provider committed to helping people lead healthier,
happier lives through access to high-quality mental healthcare. At
Talkspace, we believe that mental healthcare is core to overall
health and should be available to everyone.
Talkspace pioneered the ability to text with a licensed
therapist from anywhere and now offers a comprehensive suite of
mental health services, including therapy for individuals, teens,
and couples, as well as psychiatric treatment and medication
management (18+). With Talkspace’s core therapy offerings, members
are matched with one of thousands of licensed therapists within
days and can engage in live video, audio, or chat sessions, and/or
unlimited asynchronous text messaging sessions.
All care offered at Talkspace is delivered through an
easy-to-use, fully-encrypted web and mobile platform that meets
HIPAA, federal, and state regulatory requirements. More than 151
million Americans have access to Talkspace through their health
insurance plans, employee assistance programs, our partnerships
with leading healthcare companies, or as a free benefit through
their employer, school, or government agency.
For more information, visit www.talkspace.com.
__________________________________ 1 CDC, The Youth Risk
Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report, August 2024 2
From Social Network to Peer Support Network: Opportunities to
Explore Mechanisms of Online Peer Support for Mental Health (JMIR
Mental Health, 2023)
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