billy’s daily mental health startup news - 8/10/25 Aug 10 Written By Shivan Bhavnani 🧩 Positive Development secures $51.5M to expand autism therapy access (Lauren Dubinsky, Modern Healthcare) - 08/08/25Why it’s interesting: Funding will expand relationship-based therapy as a cost-effective alternative to traditional ABA.🛡️ OpenAI adds mental health safeguards and distress detection to ChatGPT (Nileena Sunil, The American Bazaar) - 08/06/25Why it’s interesting: Updates aim to detect distress, promote breaks, and guide users toward evidence-based support.📊Impact measurement drives investment in youth mental health solutions (Nina Sabarre, Erin Sietstra & Arianna Taboada, ImpactAlpha) – 08/05/25Why it’s interesting: Rigorous measurement links equity-focused startups to strong outcomes and investor confidence.📱Johns Hopkins launches study of adolescent mental health support app (Michelle Kaufman, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) – 08/07/25Why it’s interesting: Study will test if mentorship plus digital skills can reduce teen anxiety and depression.🤖 Talkspace developing custom LLMs to power clinical mental health tools (Chris Larson, Behavioral Health Business) – 08/05/25Why it’s interesting: Company’s custom LLMs could power clinical tools while keeping human oversight central to care.🧠 Cerebral acquires Resilience Lab to boost clinician training (Ashleigh Hollowell, Behavioral Health Business) – 8/5/25Why it’s interesting: Cerebral trying to prioritize quality after the FTC fine, AI drive psychiatry🧠 China backs BCI startups in bid to rival Neuralink (Tech in Asia) – 08/08/25Why it’s interesting: National plan backs BCI startups to achieve global competitiveness by 2030.🚫 llinois enacts first U.S. ban on AI mental health therapy (Beth Snyder Bulik, eMarketer) – 08/08/25Why it’s interesting: New law bars AI mental health counseling, citing safety concerns after harmful chatbot incidents.Subscribe to news and reports about mental health startups & mental health investors at gimbhi.substack.com Shivan Bhavnani
billy’s daily mental health startup news - 8/10/25 Aug 10 Written By Shivan Bhavnani 🧩 Positive Development secures $51.5M to expand autism therapy access (Lauren Dubinsky, Modern Healthcare) - 08/08/25Why it’s interesting: Funding will expand relationship-based therapy as a cost-effective alternative to traditional ABA.🛡️ OpenAI adds mental health safeguards and distress detection to ChatGPT (Nileena Sunil, The American Bazaar) - 08/06/25Why it’s interesting: Updates aim to detect distress, promote breaks, and guide users toward evidence-based support.📊Impact measurement drives investment in youth mental health solutions (Nina Sabarre, Erin Sietstra & Arianna Taboada, ImpactAlpha) – 08/05/25Why it’s interesting: Rigorous measurement links equity-focused startups to strong outcomes and investor confidence.📱Johns Hopkins launches study of adolescent mental health support app (Michelle Kaufman, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) – 08/07/25Why it’s interesting: Study will test if mentorship plus digital skills can reduce teen anxiety and depression.🤖 Talkspace developing custom LLMs to power clinical mental health tools (Chris Larson, Behavioral Health Business) – 08/05/25Why it’s interesting: Company’s custom LLMs could power clinical tools while keeping human oversight central to care.🧠 Cerebral acquires Resilience Lab to boost clinician training (Ashleigh Hollowell, Behavioral Health Business) – 8/5/25Why it’s interesting: Cerebral trying to prioritize quality after the FTC fine, AI drive psychiatry🧠 China backs BCI startups in bid to rival Neuralink (Tech in Asia) – 08/08/25Why it’s interesting: National plan backs BCI startups to achieve global competitiveness by 2030.🚫 llinois enacts first U.S. ban on AI mental health therapy (Beth Snyder Bulik, eMarketer) – 08/08/25Why it’s interesting: New law bars AI mental health counseling, citing safety concerns after harmful chatbot incidents.Subscribe to news and reports about mental health startups & mental health investors at gimbhi.substack.com Shivan Bhavnani
