Expanding Digital Mental Health Services to Canadians & the World – MindBeacon | with CEO Sam Duboc

Trends in Med Tech

Despite the hardship brought on by the covid-19 pandemic, one of the silver linings (if we can say so) is the major shift toward digital access to healthcare around the world.

If access to affordable, timely and effective mental health services was a major challenge before the pandemic, what we’ve seen over the past year is a skyrocketing demand for these services coupled with an explosion of options for personalized therapies from companies like MindBeacon. Although there is still more work to be done in breaking down barriers to mental health services, MindBeacon is in a perfect position to make a lasting, high impact transformation in this healthcare segment with its recent offering in public markets.

As we discussed in this episode, the real barriers to mental health services go well beyond knowledge and education, and are more centered accessibility in terms of timing (getting intervention early), location (having to travel to a limited number of sites ,primarily in urban areas), logistics (including booking and scheduling appointments, and taking time away from work to attend appointments), stigma, privacy and many other issues.

MindBeacon is changing the game with offerings including self-guided therapy CBT, live therapy CBT. sessions and an education platform called Stronger Minds – all available online so people can get the help they want (or need) on their own terms. Never has obtaining mental health services been easier and more affordable to Canadians. And they are just getting started. MindBeacon is growing rapidly, even during the pandemic, and is in the process of hiring more therapists and data scientists who will collectively help to expand and personalize their offerings further.

It was a pleasure speaking with Sam and we look forward to hearing more about how this exciting company and will impact the healthcare system and improve people’s lives.
Check out the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/BZjOHa6TZ-4

Learn more about MindBeacon:
https://www.mindbeacon.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindbeacon​
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mindbeacon/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindbeacon/​
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beaconcbt​