# Brightside Health

> Brightside Health is a national virtual mental healthcare company delivering psychiatry, therapy and crisis care for people with depression, anxiety, and elevated suicide risk - powered by a proprietary AI platform and a 50-state clinician network, with coverage through major commercial insurers, Medicare and Medicaid.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Brad Kittredge (Co-Founder & CEO), Mimi Winsberg, MD (Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer), Jeremy Barth (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~400 employees plus a national clinician network
- **Products:** Psychiatry, Therapy, Crisis Care, Substance Use Disorder Program
- **Notable:** First nationwide telehealth Crisis Care program for elevated suicide risk (CAMS-based)., Published peer-reviewed feasibility and effectiveness data in 2023., Reported 86% clinically significant improvement and 71% remission at 12 weeks.

## Products & services

- **Psychiatry** — Virtual psychiatric evaluations, medication management and ongoing care for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and related conditions, guided by a proprietary precision-prescribing algorithm.
- **Therapy** — 1:1 video therapy with licensed providers using evidence-based modalities including CBT, plus self-guided lessons and messaging between sessions.
- **Crisis Care** — First nationally available telehealth program for adults with elevated suicide risk, built on the CAMS framework with appointments inside 24-72 hours.
- **Substance Use Disorder Program** — Virtual intensive outpatient (IOP) program for co-occurring substance use and mental health conditions, launched in 2024.

## Achievements

- First nationwide telehealth Crisis Care program for elevated suicide risk (CAMS-based).
- Published peer-reviewed feasibility and effectiveness data in 2023.
- Reported 86% clinically significant improvement and 71% remission at 12 weeks.
- Reported 80% reduction in depression symptoms vs 52% with traditional psychiatry.
- Expanded into substance use disorder and virtual IOP in June 2024.
- Live in all 50 states across psychiatry, therapy and Crisis Care.

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Launched Substance Use Disorder program and virtual Intensive Outpatient Treatment.
- **2024-03** — Closed $33M Series C led by S32 with ACME and Mousse Partners.
- **2023-12** — Peer-reviewed Crisis Care effectiveness study published in academic journal.
- **2023** — Expanded Medicare and Medicaid coverage across multiple states.

## Links

- Website: https://brightside.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightsidehealth
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/withbrightside
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@brightsidehealth
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/withbrightside/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/brightsidehealth

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Last updated: 2026-05-29