Abstract
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the teletherapy platform Talkspace two grants worth nearly $7 million to research patients' experiences with digital mental health services. The first grant is almost $4 million and comes from the NIH's National Institute of Mental Health Small Business Innovation Research program. It will support a four‐year randomized controlled trial that compares daily messaging‐only therapy to once‐weekly live video session therapy. The study will track differences in outcomes, engagement, ratings of the therapist, type of treatment provided and more to gauge the effectiveness of the different forms of care. Talkspace was also given a $3 million NIH R01 grant for which it will partner with the University of Washington's School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, and Mental Health America. Together, the organizations will investigate the types of traits among patients who benefit the most from digital therapy, as well as how to enhance the onboarding and orientation process to improve user engagement and outcomes.
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