BeMe Health Launches Teen Mental Health Partnership with Sentara Health Plans
2024年5月9日 - 10:22PM
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BeMe Health and Sentara Health Plans unite to
empower 20,000 teens with app-based behavioral health support
Sentara Health Plans and BeMe Health (BeMe) have teamed up to
provide more than 20,000 teenage Medicaid health plan members with
access to BeMe's digital behavioral health platform.
This platform is specifically designed for teens and offers
secure access to tailored mental health content, skill-building
activities, and one-on-one coaching. Additionally, it connects
teens to clinical services and provides 24/7 crisis support.
“We are excited to partner with BeMe Health and offer this
much-needed mental health resource to our teen Sentara Health Plans
members,” said Dr. Kristyn Greifer, Chief Medical Officer, Sentara
Health Plans. “Allowing us to meet our members where they are and
supporting a traditionally difficult-to-reach population is a
tremendous step forward as we strive to improve mental health
access for all.”
In a recent evaluation published with Stanford University
involving more than 13,000 teens across the U.S., 84% of teens
reported that BeMe helps with self-esteem, 90% of teens found BeMe
content helpful, and 84% of teens found BeMe coaching helpful. In a
follow-up pilot evaluation with more than 400 teens using the BeMe
platform, teens using BeMe reported a 20% reduction in positive
screens for moderate or severe anxiety in just seven days. There
was also an 11% reduction in teens screening positive for moderate
or severe depression, as well as significant improvements in hope
and use of coping skills.
“Partnerships are critical vehicles for BeMe as we tackle some
of the most prevalent mental and social challenges facing today’s
teens,” said Nicki Tessler, PsyD, MBA, CEO and Co-Founder of BeMe
Health. “This fantastic collaboration with Sentara Health Plans
represents a significant step forward in supporting the mental
health of Virginia’s youth.”
For additional information about this partnership focused on
teen mental health within the community, check out
www.beme.com.
About BeMe Health
BeMe Health is a digital behavioral health company dedicated to
delivering mental health interventions tailored specifically for
teens. The BeMe platform provides anytime, anywhere access to
engaging content, mood reflection, and skill-building activities,
as well as 1:1 coaching and connections to clinical services and
24/7 crisis support when needed. BeMe was built for and by teens,
with an active Teen Advisory Board ensuring the platform aligns
with their lives, and its clinically validated approach uniquely
meets teens where they are — on their phones — in a safe, secure,
and fun environment. BeMe works with health plans, employers, and
community organizations to provide a digital-first approach to
interventional teen mental health. To learn more, please visit
www.beme.com or find us on LinkedIn.
About Sentara Health
Sentara, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery
system, celebrates 135 years in pursuit of its mission — “we
improve health every day.” Sentara is one of the largest health
systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top
20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country,
with 30,000 employees, 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern
North Carolina, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves
more than 1.2 million members in Virginia and Florida. Sentara is
recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety and is
strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary
health care experience for our patients and members. Sentara was
named to IBM Watson Health’s “Top 15 Health Systems” (2021, 2018),
and was recognized by Forbes as a "Best Employer for New Grads”
(2022), “Best Employer for Veterans” (2022), and “Best Employer for
Women” (2020).
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