Uwill becomes exclusive Headspace partner in
higher education to support students, faculty, and staff
NATICK,
Mass., June 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Uwill, the
nation's fastest-growing mental health and wellness solution that
serves more than 2 million students at 300 colleges in 50 states
and 40 countries, today announced an exclusive partnership to offer
Headspace, the world's most accessible, comprehensive mental health
platform, to the Uwill ecosystem. This collaboration enables Uwill
to expand its existing mental health and wellness offering in
higher education for students, faculty, and staff at a time when
the demand for mental health support continues to rise.
"To effectively respond to the campus mental health crisis, we
want to support well-being holistically, augmenting traditional
counseling with wellness tools and support that can help transform
stressors and difficult experiences into strength and resilience,"
said Michael London, founder and CEO
of Uwill. "The integration of Headspace's wellness app into our
programming presents a powerful new collaboration to meet the needs
of diverse students and colleges across the country."
Through the exclusive partnership, Uwill expands its
Urise component, the highly-utilized and participatory
on-demand programming offering yoga, meditation, and mindfulness
exercises, to integrate the flagship Headspace app.
Research suggests that half of students with a mental health
concern never access care, and a third of students say they do not
know who and where to turn while experiencing a mental health
crisis. College faculty and staff are also grappling with stress
and burnout. 88% of educators say that they experience moderate to
extreme stress on a daily basis.
"Delivering on our mission of providing lifelong mental health
support required us to have a thoughtful approach to serving the
higher education sector with a respected player that understands
the complex needs, challenges and aspirations of today's students,
educators and staff," said Katie DiPerna
Cook, senior vice president, partnerships at Headspace.
"This integration will allow us to bring to bear experiences
supporting the mental health and well-being of consumers and
employees around the world to help dramatically improve the reach
and impact of resources available to students, faculty and staff in
higher education."
Utilizing its proprietary technology and counselor team, Uwill
pioneered the first student and therapist matching platform. The
solution offers an immediate appointment with a licensed counselor
based on individual preferences, all modalities of teletherapy, a
direct crisis connection, wellness events, realtime data, and
support. Uwill partners include community colleges, public
and private universities, state university systems, liberal arts
colleges, and Minority-Serving Institutions.
Headspace produces daily mindfulness and mental health content
and develops new meditation courses designed to address the unique
needs and challenges of students, helping them build resilience and
improve their overall mental health. With more than 100 million
downloads, the app also offers mental health coaching in
addition to mindfulness tools, providing students with resources to
manage everyday stressors and improve their overall mental
wellbeing.
About Uwill: Uwill is the leading mental health and
wellness solution for colleges and students. The most
cost-effective way to expand and enhance a college's mental health
offering, Uwill partners with 300+ institutions including
Babson College, University of Michigan, Princeton University, and University of Maryland, College Park. Uwill is also
the teletherapy education partner for NASPA and the Online Learning
Consortium. For more information, visit uwill.com.
About Headspace: Headspace is your lifelong guide to
better mental health. We make mental health support accessible to
everyone, no matter their background or experience. Through our
flagship Headspace app, we provide mental health coaching
in addition to mindfulness and mental health tools for everyday
life, like guided meditations, sleepcasts, mindful movement, and
focus exercises. Our enterprise offerings combine this
experience with EAP and work-life services, as well as therapy and
psychiatry services – all in a single destination. Our team of
experts ranges from mental health clinicians to Emmy award-winning
producers and data scientists, working together as one to help
millions of people around the world be healthier and more
productive. To learn more, please visit headspace.com.
Contact:
Brett Silk
bsilk@uwill.com
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