Exclusive: Teladoc partners with Brightline to offer pediatric mental healthcare [Video]

Virtual care company Teladoc is partnering with pediatric virtual behavioral health company Brightline to extend mental healthcare options for children, adolescents and their families through Teladoc’s platform.

Brightline offers virtual behavioral health services to children and their families. The company works with employers and major insurers to provide accessible coaching and therapy services.  

Through the partnership, members under 18 and their caregivers will have access to Brightline’s mental healthcare solutions for a wide range of conditions through Teladoc’s virtual “front door.” 

Teladoc previously offered services to individuals 13 years and older. Thanks to the partnership, its offerings will expand to include virtual mental healthcare services for individuals from zero to 13. 

The demand for addressing youth mental health needs comes from health plans and employers, Dr. Vidya Raman-Tangella, chief medical officer at Teladoc, told MobiHealthNews. 

“They are asking us, ‘what about these younger individuals? What about the young adults? What about children?'” Dr. Raman-Tangella said. “And it’s mind-blowing the kinds of …