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

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/
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