LGBTQIA+ focused digital healthcare provider FOLX Health announces a partnership with Crisis Text Line to provide FOLX members with free text-based mental health support services 24/7.
Crisis Text Line is a global nonprofit organization that provides free, confidential, text-based mental health support in English and Spanish.
This partnership increases access to support for FOLX members. The mental health epidemic affecting the LGBTQIA+ community.
Through this partnership, FOLX members can contact a live volunteer crisis counselor by texting 741741, giving them 24-hour access to a trained counselor.
50% of texters using Crisis Text Line identify as LGBTQIA+, and 9% identify as transgender, agender, or genderqueer. A quarter of the nonprofit’s users report having no one else to talk to with their mental health concerns.
“At FOLX Health, we recognize the disproportionate challenges our members face, with mental health issues occurring at a rate four to five times higher than in the general population, but we remain committed to our positive and “We have shown that specialized care is focused on the needs of our members. The queer community has delivered transformative results,” FOLX Health CEO Liana Douillet Guzmán said in a statement.
“In a medical environment that is ill-equipped to meet our needs, FOLX is committed to building an inclusive medical haven that is accessible to all. Through our partnership with Crisis Text Line, Members will have direct access to trained mental health counselors when they need it. ”
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Boston-based FOLX Health has raised $30 million in a 2022 Series B funding round led by 7wireVentures. Additional investors in this funding round include Foresite Capital, Define Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Polaris Partners.
FOLX has also been released Enterprise products enable companies to offer virtual home care, hormone replacement therapy, and support for parents. Additionally, the company launched a community platform for users to find peer groups, medical resources, and live events.
Last year, the healthcare startup Networks with Blue Shield of California, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Optum Mental and Behavioral Health Services in Colorado and Florida, Cigna, and Cigna subsidiary Evernorth Mental and Behavioral Health Services in Florida. Intra-provider status.
In February, social impact software company BlackBaud announced an annual donation to Crisis Text Line to help nonprofits expand their services to parts of Latin America and Australia. The Mental Health Helpline currently serves the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.
