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Empowering Women’s Leadership in Behavioral Health We’re honored to contribute to the important conversation about women’s leadership in behavioral health at the Psychotherapy Associates Winter Symposium. Women make up the backbone of behavioral health yet hold only 10% of executive roles in the field—a gap that urgently needs addressing. A huge thank you to TPN.health for supporting this conversation! By fostering connection and collaboration across behavioral health professionals, platforms like TPN.health are critical in creating pathways for greater representation and equity. At Sentur we are proud to stand behind our very own female CEO Sarah Houy, MA, LPC, RYT, BCN and all women leaders who are paving the way for change. Together, we can amplify the voices of women and drive forward innovation, inclusivity, and compassion in behavioral health. Did you know only 10% of executive positions in behavioral health are held by women? It’s time to change that. Share your thoughts below and join the movement to empower women’s leadership! ?? #BehavioralHealth #Leadership #WomenInLeadership #MentalHealthMatters #EmpoweringWomen

During my presentation yesterday at the Psychotherapy Associates Winter Symposium, I had the privilege of sharing how digital care is transforming substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, paving the way for more effective and accessible recovery solutions. I explored several key ways that technology is addressing the unique challenges of SUD treatment: ?? Highly Personalized Care – AI-driven platforms now make it possible to deliver personalized, trauma-informed care to a broader population, breaking down barriers to engagement. ?? Continuity – Through tools like daily virtual check-ins and robust post-discharge support, digital care seamlessly extends recovery efforts far beyond traditional touchpoints. ?? Holistic Solutions – By integrating emotional regulation techniques, fostering a sense of community, and offering tailored recovery pathways, digital solutions ensure a well-rounded approach to care. ?? Cost Efficiency – With innovative models, long-term support is becoming more affordable and sustainable for individuals and healthcare systems alike. One of the most important messages I emphasized is that digital care isn’t replacing the human connection that is central to recovery—it’s enhancing it. These tools fill critical gaps in care, complementing traditional methods and amplifying their impact. Just as medication-assisted treatment (MAT) once changed perspectives on recovery, digital care has the potential to shift the standard of care and improve outcomes for countless individuals. The slide above was from an experiential exercise where the incredible group discussed ways they could see digital care providing the new gold standard for those in recovery. It’s time to think bigger and bolder about what recovery can look like. Together, we can bridge the gaps, redefine the process, and turn the “ideal” treatment model into a reality. What are your thoughts on the role of digital care in recovery? I’d love to hear your perspectives below. #DigitalCare #AddictionRecovery #HealthcareInnovation

Next Monday at the Psychotherapy Associates Winter Symposium, join our CEO and Co-Founder Sarah Houy, MA, LPC, RYT, BCN for an illuminating session on how AI will empower (NOT replace) clinicians. #AIPositive

Tomorrow, at 11 AM ET with Sarah Houy, MA, LPC, RYT, BCN and Adam Kaufman. Don’t miss it!

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When reflecting back on the work we are doing at Sentur, even though the work falls under the overall healthcare industry, there is one big differentiation. When a drug is discovered and proven effective, it can easily be scaled to thousands of people. When a psychological intervention is discovered or proven effective, it cannot (TODAY) easily be scaled to thousands of people. Furthermore, to deliver an effective therapeutic intervention - at scale, you need to build the vehicle of engagement that the intervention sits on top of. Many focus solely on the intervention itself, overlooking the critical need to create an engagement model—the essential delivery mechanism that ensures its success. #HealthcareTransformation #ScalingTherapy

AI is THE hot topic right now. But in complex domains like behavioral health, it can also be a daunting one. Does it have to be that way? No. But we need to talk about the opportunities and challenges it presents openly and honestly. Earlier this week our Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Faris Sweis shared a view on the opportunities and challenges of building AI products in high-stakes contexts. He spoke in front of some of Bulgaria's top start-up and tech representatives at Капитал’s latest AI Masterclass co-produced with VertoDigital Here are three "Opportunity / Challenge" oppositions he shared from building the AI-driven Sentur Recovery: 1. Opportunity: Address Engagement with Personalization / Challenge: Ensure Privacy & Security Every interaction is an opportunity to better understand a user's unique needs and address them later on for a more engaging and useful experience. But ensuring privacy and security is an absolute non-negotiable if you want to comply with regulations and build and retain the trust of your users so that they can make the most out of your product. 2. Opportunity: Utilize Advanced Reasoning Engines / Challenge: Limit Hallucinations and Ensure Accuracy & Transparency AI can transform complex therapeutic frameworks into natural flows. But this comes with the risk of hallucinations - a challenge that requires transparent workflows, robust guardrails and human feedback loops to ensure the safety of your users. 3. Opportunity: Create Smooth Natural UX / Challenge: Address Mistrust of the Technology A conversational interface offers a seamless, intuitive experience. Yet, mistrust in AI-driven interactions remains a challenge, especially in complex domains. This challenge must be addressed by those who develop solutions through education and user-first design. Because gatekeeping benefits no one - neither us, the product builders, as it perpetuates the mistrust and makes user adoption harder; nor the users as it blocks them from experiencing the full benefit of a technology that can truly transform even some of the most complex domains. AI in behavioral health is more than just a tool - it’s a way to extend care, empower providers, and transform lives. But for that to happen we need to utilize it responsibly, intentionally, and with the end-user in mind. #BehavioralHealth #AI #MentalHealth #Sentur #HealthcareInnovation

Our healthcare system (inc. behavioral health) doesn't need a fix... it needs a TRANSFORMATION. I recently listened to Daisy Wolf and Vijay Pande from a16z Bio + Health in an episode of the Raising Health podcast discussing why tech must disrupt healthcare now. Something that Daisy Wolf said really stood out. “[...]A key reason consumer experience has been so horrible in health care [is the fact that] hospital systems [...] don't really see patients as their end customers because patients generally aren't paying for their care. The insurance company is, and so they're optimizing for the insurance company instead of the patient[...]. But what we think everyone has gotten wrong is that if you have amazing patient and consumer experiences, you can actually start to encourage behavior change[...].” This is especially true for behavioral health. The fragmented and frustrating patient journey (or customer experience) resulting in disengagement in behavioral health care bares dire consequences both to patients and providers. Take addiction treatment as an example. Treatment drop-off rates and subsequent relapse rates are staggering. The current system is barely able to get not even half of patients to recovery. With short treatment opportunity, so many transition points and opportunities to just give up... people often do. And in that context providers are more often than not overworked, burnt out, and forced to focus on the wrong things. Yet the system isn't designed to provide what is really needed - continuous care that is: > both preventative and supportive throughout the whole journey; > personalized to meet patients' specific needs to not only ensure a better experience but also a more impactful one; > developed together with the provider to help them deliver the best care they can. That is our direction at Sentur. And we believe clinical AI could be one way to provide all of that to meet the system's need for transformation and redirection back to the needs of patients and providers. It can help bridge gaps that are not just costly but also put lives in danger. Curious how exactly we are thinking about this? Reach out, I’d love to share what we are making possible in addiction treatment with Sentur Recovery. --------------------------------------------- Raising Health podcast episode: https://hubs.la/Q02YZ1xL0 #BehavioralHealth #AI #HealthcareInnovation #Sentur

I am humbled and honored to be in this community. Thank you to everyone in front of the scenes and behind the scenes at She Raises Capital. As a female founder it is a marked difference to be in a room filled with female entrepreneurs. I look forward to continued connection and supporting other female founders around me for a very long time! #femalefounders #digitaltherapeutics