Mantra Health is the most clinically-informed digital mental health provider serving college students through high-quality, evidence-based therapy, psychiatry, and clinical content. Prior to joining Mantra, Dr. Chugani was a full-time assistant professor of pediatrics, psychiatry, and clinical and translational science at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine. Her research focuses on the intersection of mental health, emerging adulthood, and educational settings. Dr. Chugani has published more than 40 articles, reviews, editorials, and chapters and has been recognized for her community-engaged scholarship as a recipient of the University of Pittsburgh’s Senior Vice Chancellor of Engagement’s 2020 Partnerships of Distinction Award for research-community partnerships.

“I’m honored to join the outstanding team at Mantra Health in their mission to develop innovative solutions to support the mental health of college students and young adults,” said Dr. Carla Chugani, VP of Clinical Content and Affairs. “I’m excited to build on Mantra’s model of collaborative and evidence-based care to provide equitable access to best-in-class digital mental health services for as many students as possible.”

Mantra Expands Advisory Board

Alejandro Foung is Mantra’s newest strategic advisor and will apply his expertise to help inform the company’s clinical products and go-to-market strategy. Foung has advised digital behavioral health companies including Pace and Spring Health. Previously, Alejandro was co-founder and CEO of Lantern, a digital behavioral health company based on cognitive behavioral therapy which was sold in February 2019. His earlier work experiences included being a founding employee at consumer technology companies NexTag and Trulia which was later acquired by Zillow. 

“We’re ecstatic to be gaining a clinical and scientific leader of Dr. Chugani’s stature and a great mind like Foung to be advising us,” said Ed Gaussen, Co-Founder and CEO of Mantra Health. “Their vast experience in behavioral health will bring the latest research and new go-to-market strategies to Mantra’s clinical products and content. Our goal is to help all 20 million students in postsecondary schools achieve successful clinical outcomes and we know having the right team is critical in order to get there.”

About Mantra Health

Mantra Health is a digital mental health clinic on a mission to improve access to evidence-based mental healthcare for young adults. Through augmenting high-quality clinical services with software and design, we aim to improve the mental health of over 20 million university and college students through partnerships with higher education institutions and health insurance plans. The Mantra program has been deployed across 50+ campuses with over 500,000 students including Penn State, MIT, Cornell, and Miami Dade College.

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