Day Zero Podcast: Our Founder Talks to Tarun Kapoor, M.D.

Our Founder and President Alison Darcy, Ph.D, was a guest on Think Medium‘s Day Zero podcast in an episode titled “Scaling Mental Health Care with AI.” She was interviewed by Tarun Kapoor, M.D, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Virtua Health. 

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Key Insights

• Scalable Mental Healthcare. Dr. Darcy saw that there is a far greater need for mental  healthcare than there are resources. This issue was further exacerbated by COVID-19.  Fundamentally, mental health infrastructure isn’t scalable, which led her to found Woebot.  

• Mental Health Ally. Woebot doesn’t replace therapy, rather its complimentary. It helps encourage self-directed mental health care and enables patients to engage in the practices they learn during therapy sessions. 

• Economic Headwinds. Dr. Darcy thinks health startups need to be particularly strategic about demonstrating the cost savings they can provide. This is especially challenging for preventative healthcare initiatives, which may not immediately reveal a return on investment.