One in five Americans will experience a diagnosable mental illness in their lifetime. Despite being more prevalent than heart and lung disease, many patients cannot or will not access treatment due to lack of insurance or the heightened stigma around mental health disorders. The burden of mental health disorders has increased among the pediatric and young adult (under-30 population) and more individuals may be experiencing undiagnosed illnesses due to the ongoing pandemic. Mental illnesses come in many different forms with a variety of symptoms, from anxiety disorders to schizophrenia to eating disorders to substance abuse. The Texas Medical Center serves a large urban and suburban population spread across nine counties with a high prevalence of mental illness due to underinsurance and low socioeconomic status. With this in mind, TMC Innovation is placing a call for start-up companies working in the mental health space, either generally or with specific condition focus. Join us in bringing enabling technologies to the patients that need it most.
Apply by July 26th.
TMCx Companies in Mental Health
Used by Patients
Elly Health – audio companion with personalized daily summaries for patients
Ria Health – evidence-based alcohol dependence treatment
Meru Health – digital clinic for mental health
For Clinicians
Marigold Health – chat peer support to scale behavioral health care teams
Trayt – data dashboards for behavioral health clinicians
DOT – measure brainwaves to personalize mental health therapy
OnComfort – digital sedation to reduce stress prior to medical intervention
Lantern – mental health education
For Kids
Manatee – bringing kids and their families together for behavioral health care
Softcare Studios – reduce stress for kids undergoing procedures
GiantLeap – ADHD assessment and treatment with games
For the Community
Cloud 9 – coordinating mental health care across the community
Therapeutic Devices
Sana – mask to reduce pain and support sleep
Psious – virtual reality for mental health
Innosphere – ADHD treatment with brain stimulation
Neuroqore – magnetic stimulation for treatment in imminent suicidality
Nurochek – fast, portable assessment of brain function
Axem Neurotechnology – brain sensing headset for neurorehabilitation