Inside the battle over Talkspace and a grand experiment in mental health [statnews.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 4/1/214:00 AM

By Mario Aguilar, STAT, March 29, 2021

Late last year, Reno, Nev., Mayor Hillary Schieve proposed a novel idea to try to meet the mental health needs of her community: The city would spend $1.3 million of expiring coronavirus relief funding on virtual therapy through the app Talkspace.

With the exception of young children, every resident would have free access.

Nothing of the kind had been tried before. Reno doesn’t usually tackle mental health issues — it doesn’t have a behavioral health department — and Talkspace had never offered its service to an entire city. “It was extremely risky, and politicians hate to be the first one to go out there,” Schieve told STAT. “But I’m not afraid.”

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