Access to Wellbeing

The healthcare system can sometimes feel like it’s not working on our behalf, leading to a loss of trust. When trust erodes, we lose our sense of empowerment. Our sense of agency disappears. Outcomes deteriorate. This isn't inevitable. Instead, people-driven healthcare solutions can foster trust and improve outcomes.

The State of Mental Health in the US

The state of mental health in the US is abysmal. 1 in 5 American adults report suffering from mental illness—and nearly 1 in 3 between 18 and 25. A core piece of our thesis at USV focuses on broadening access to mental health resources and solutions.

Fertility Treatment

Fertility treatment today is largely a blunt object approach to a highly personal moment. It begins with a one size fits most process designed to be adjusted on the edges over a series of cycles—for most women, 3-5.

Illness as Metaphor

In “Illness as Metaphor”, Susan Sontag wrote: "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and the kingdom of the sick...sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify with every aspect of our health and illness journeys."

Mental Healthcare 3.0

Part 1: The 2.0-> 3.0 Transition

If mental health technology was like language-learning solutions, we have been in the language CD and tapes phase for the last decade or so. The shift from language textbooks to CDs was a 1.0->2.0 transition.

Part 2: Four Ideas for 3.0

In Part 1 of this series, I wrote about the transition from 2.0 to 3.0 in mental healthcare technology and why we are paying attention to it. What might it look like to create integrated, seamless mental health solutions that are accessible for all?