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Cerebral Lays Off 15% of Staff; 75% of Youth with Major Depression Aren't Being Treated in These 4 States · Becker's Healthcare Behavioral Health

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  This is Randy Homan with Becker's Behavioral Health Podcast.
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  Here's your daily industry news brief for February 28th. First,
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  virtual Mental Health Startup Cerebral is laying off about 15% of its
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  staff. These recent layoffs are the third round of layoffs for the company.
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  This year, cerebral cut roughly 20% of its staff. In October,
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  in May,
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  the Justice Department began an investigation into the company's prescriptions
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  for controlled substances.
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  There were allegations of misleading advertising practices.
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  The startup paused prescriptions of all controlled substances.
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  Digital health funding also decreased by half last year.
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  This may affect the entire telepsychiatry industry.
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  Second, a new study by behavioral health site.
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  Zen Care shows the most and least expensive states for therapy.
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  New York is the most expensive state for average therapy fees.
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  Idaho is the least. The next most expensive in order are Alaska,
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  Maine, Utah, and New Hampshire.
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  They all average fees of $200 or more per visit.
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  For the least expensive,
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  only five have fees averaging at or lower than hundred $50.
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  This includes Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, North Carolina, and Montana.
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  Third,
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  75% of youth with major depression aren't being treated in South Carolina,
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  Kentucky, Hawaii, or Texas.
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  This year's state of mental health in America report shows that more than 16% of
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  youth aged 12 to 17 experienced a mental illness in 2020.
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  South Carolina ranks the lowest.
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  The report shows almost 80% of youth with depression do not receive care.
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  South Carolina also shows the lowest overall rate of youth experiencing major
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  depression of any state.
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  Oregon reports the highest level of major depressive episodes among youth.
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  Over 20% of children report experiencing an episode.
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