Is There a Need for Online Mental Health?

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Health start ups have sort of a different bar than, say, tex startups that help you get some food delivered or book a car. So i think it's important to separate out the prescribing of online mental health. It should be said, is filling a need that is there in this country. A lot of people need help for mental health issues, especially during the pandemic.

The mental health startup Cerebral benefited from pandemic-era changes to federal telehealth laws. But its easy-to-get prescriptions for tightly regulated stimulants — heavily promoted on social media — have sparked a Department of Justice investigation.

This episode was produced by Tori Dominguez, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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