MENTALInnovation in

HEALTH9 Inspiring Startups

By Bruno Rakotozafy

Definition

Mental health is a state of well-being in

which an individual

realizes his or her own abilities,

can cope with the normal stresses of life,

can work productively

and is able to make a contribution to his or

her community

3 Key Data

Percentage of

children & teens

suffering from mental

illnesses worldwide

Amount of collateral

costs due to mental

illness every year in

France

Mental diseases are

more common than

cancer, diabetes or

heart diseases

MoreCommon80B€20%

Context

Depression/Anxiety

Eating Disorders

Psychiatric Disorders

Addictions

Mental Troubles

Psychologists Psychiatrists

Addictologists

NutritionistsNurses

Social Workers

Who’s Involved ?

7 Paradigmsbeing leveraged to disrupt mental health

Access to

Mental Health

Care is not

Easy

1

TonPsy.frTonPsy.fr

TonPsy is a website using webcam videoconference to allow

patients consult real psychologists from the confort of their home, 24/7.

Multi-influence

of Biological,

Environmental

& Emotional

Factors

2

Ginger.io

Ginger IO is a mobile app that uses smartphone sensors to

passively collect information about an individual’s daily

behaviors to identify low signals.

The Social

Aspect is

Essential

3

Carenity.com

The Facebook for patients where people are joining thematic

groups to discuss about their experience sharing their

difficulties. « Bipolarity » and « Depression » are among the top

10 communities.

Air-detox.com

Air-Detox is an online + offline collaborative method to stop

smoking in 21 days, in small group, while having fun.

Communication

is Key

4

TalkSpace.com

TalkSpace is an app leveraging the ease of chatting to cut

down the barriers of communication with therapists.

Involved

Patients can

Recover Faster

5

Smokio.com

Smokio is a connected e-cig that could help patient monitor

and understand their consumption while quiting.

Mental Health

Professionnals

are Open to

New Tools

6

Mentegram.com

Mentegram was invented for mental health professional to

digitize paper tools and questionnaires their patients often

need to fill in-between each sessions.

RecoveryRecord.com

Recovery Record is an app developed for therapists to help

eating disorder patients to cope with their disease.

Detect

Patterns &

Habits

7

ChronoThera.com

Chrono Therapeutics is the first medical device that variably

difuses nicotine according to individual craving patterns.

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