Petition to CareDash/BetterHelp/Talkspace Followup

A follow-up to the September 2022 Petition to FTC on CareDash, BetterHelp, and Talkspace.

In a story on Talkspace, featuring PsiAN, "Talkspace is a Business First, and a Mental Health Resource Second,” the journalist outlines the many shortcuts and problems with Talkspace's business model, and how it leads to the "platformization" of mental healthcare, enriching only investors' pockets.

The journalist also tells the story of the stands PsiAN has taken against Talkspace, and how these led to Talkspace suing us for $40MM. Everyone should know this incredible story and cautionary tale, and how PsiAN emerged stronger than ever. While Talkspace pushed out its founders, continues to lose money, and is now being sued themselves for misrepresenting its financials. 

Quoted extensively are our Chair and CoFounder, Linda Michaels, and our Advisors, Todd Essig and Hannah Zeavin. They all offer such important perspectives on the problems with this platformization of this incredibly valuable entity—our mental health—which should be seriously attended to, if not cherished—and definitely not commodified. 

See: When Talkspace Sued PsiAN

April 2023