Overview
Bend Health provides mental and behavioral health care for families, focusing on children and teens, through telehealth services. Its platform offers virtual appointments, care team chats, and online learning programs that families can use from home or school, with partnerships across all 50 states to connect families with pediatric specialists. The service combines therapy, skills-building, and resilience training and coordinates care with pediatricians, health plans, and employers, not relying on medication alone. The goal is to expand access to evidence-based child mental health care, reduce untreated cases, and strengthen resilience in households.
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What believers are saying
- Bend’s November 5, 2026 New Jersey expansion broadens covered access across insurers.
- Its April 27, 2026 virtual-care model keeps winning pediatric referrals through schools and pediatricians.
- Lyra’s 20 million-member scale gives Bend immediate distribution across employers and health plans.
What critics are saying
- Bend filed a 28-worker WARN notice in Oregon on October 20, 2026.
- Revelio shows headcount fell to 160 in 2026, with zero active job postings.
- Lyra can absorb Bend’s pediatric niche, making brand dilution an existential integration risk.
What makes Bend Health unique
- Lyra acquired Bend Health on July 16, 2025, adding pediatric specialty depth.
- Bend’s collaborative care model spans coaching, therapy, psychiatry, and neuropsychological testing.
- Bend now accepts major New Jersey insurers, including Horizon BCBS, as of March 3, 2025.
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