New mHealth Study Gives Kids a Chance to Learn From Video Games
Magellan Healthcare and Mightier, an mHealth startup spun out of research at Boston Children's and Harvard Medical School, are launching a program aimed at using video games to help children living with behavioral health issues.
- Magellan Health is launching a new study to determine how mHealth games can help children with mental health concerns.
The Arizona-based managed care company’s behavioral and specialty health business is partnering with Mightier, a Boston-based video game developer spun out of research at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The study, involving some 200 members of commercial health plans, is backed by a $2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Connected health and video games have a long history together, with a number of companies, games and even a Boston-based international conference aimed at helping children and teens with a variety of issues, including behavioral health challenges, care management for chronic diseases like diabetes and cancer and concussion treatment.