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Emotional Support Coaching from Ginger Now Available to Kaiser Permanente MembersHeadspace Health's Ginger, part of Kaiser Permanente's digital self-care portfolio, provides members with on-demand, text-based coaching at no cost, with no referral needed. OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente has added emotional support coaching from Ginger, a leading on-demand mental health care solutions provider, to its growing mental health and addiction care ecosystem available to members. All eligible adult Kaiser Permanente members can now use their smartphone to connect with Ginger's highly trained emotional support coaches 24/7 — at no cost and with no referral or appointment needed. The confidential, one-on-one texting sessions provide support in coping with common challenges such as managing stress or getting better sleep. "Kaiser Permanente selected Ginger to help provide nonclinical emotional support coaching and expand the continuum of digital mental health tools we make available at no cost to all eligible adult members," said Don Mordecai, MD, psychiatrist and national leader for mental health and wellness at Kaiser Permanente. "The Ginger offering sits between our self-care offerings and our clinical care, providing personalized text-based support from trained Ginger coaches to our members in the moment when they need it the most, anytime day or night." In early 2022, a survey conducted on behalf of the American Psychological Association found that a large percentage of Americans reported high stress levels due to the financial impacts from inflation, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, and global uncertainty. Mental health resources like the Ginger app, used on a self-guided basis or as complements to clinical support, can help people build resilience, set goals, and take meaningful steps toward improving mental health and wellness. Kaiser Permanente members can use the Ginger app to:
"Coaching has proven benefits to a wide variety of people who are faced with everything from day-to-day sleep strugglesto more complex family, work, or relationship challenges," said Dana Udall, PhD, chief clinical officer, Headspace Health. "We're thrilled to now offer high-quality, on-demand coaching to the Kaiser Permanente member community." The new Ginger offering is the latest addition to Kaiser Permanente's comprehensive mental health and addiction care ecosystem of clinical and nonclinical services, tools and resources. In 2020, Kaiser Permanente added the first 2 apps to its digital self-care portfolio: Calm, a leading tool for mindfulness meditation, and myStrength, designed to help people improve well-being and enhance sleep or mood. Kaiser Permanente physicians and therapists also have the ability to refer their patients to these and other evidenced-based mental health and wellness apps through the organization's electronic health record system. Making evidence-based mental health and wellness apps widely available is part of Kaiser Permanente's ongoing commitment to addressing the mental health and wellness needs of its members and communities. Kaiser Permanente offers mental health care focused on early intervention, personalized treatment, patient empowerment and support, and the latest innovations in care delivery, including virtual care. Digital self-help tools are not a replacement for treatment services provided by Kaiser Permanente's mental health care clinicians. Kaiser Permanente members can text with a coach using the Ginger app for 90 days per year. After the 90 days, members can continue to access the other services available on the Ginger app for the remainder of the year at no cost. All eligible adult Kaiser Permanente members can access the Ginger app by going to kp.org/selfcareapps. Members will be prompted to sign in using their kp.org user ID and password, and then will be directed to a site where they can complete their registration and begin accessing these resources. In addition, anyone can access the range of mental health and wellness resources Kaiser Permanente offers on kp.org, including articles, videos, and exercises, now also available in Spanish. About Headspace Health About Kaiser Permanente For more information, contact: View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/emotional-support-coaching-from-ginger-now-available-to-kaiser-permanente-members-301640247.html SOURCE Kaiser Permanente |