Around 2,000 Houston ISD students have accessed physical or mental health services through the district's new telehealth partnership since it expanded this school year, the district said at a press conference Thursday.
Child and teen mental health hospitalizations, suicide rates and overdose deaths are on the rise. COVID-19 contributed to isolation and stress, raising rates of anxiety, depression and school absences.
UnitedHealthcare’s recent partnership with the digital school-focused health care provider Hazel Health will benefit more than just the health plans’ members.
A third-party analysis found that Hazel Health's school-based teletherapy program significantly reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety in 75% of students.
The Georgia Department of Education named Hazel Health an approved vendor under eRFI 41400-DOE0000094 for Student Mental Telehealth Services. Districts can engage Hazel Health to provide school-based mental health services to students in grades 6–12.
Hazel Health partners with school districts to provide physical and mental health care services for K-12 students, supporting them through every stage of growing up.