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White papers
State of Care Report
Posted October 2022
By The Cerebral team
Cerebral’s inaugural State of Mental Health Care Report highlights our focus on clinical quality and safety, the positive impact we are having on our patients, and our commitment to improve mental health delivery. Read more...

Reducing Suicidality with a Comprehensive Data-driven Safety System
Posted May 2022
By David Mou MD MBA, Akshay Swaminathan, Kaitlin Caoili Angel, Mitra Aneel Ursani MD
The Cerebral Safety System uses data-driven decision-making to decrease suicidal ideation. With this system in place, 50% of patients who initially report suicidal ideation no longer harbor suicidal thoughts after treatment with Cerebral. Read more...

Driving Quality in Behavioral Health Using a Closed-Loop Learning System
Posted November 2021
By David Mou MD MBA, Akshay Swaminathan, Sid Salvi MBA
Cerebral uses data to improve care via a System for Measurement-based Access to Relationship focused Treatment (SMART). Learn how Cerebral uses the SMART approach to delivering high-quality, long-term mental health care by using actionable data to improve access and therapeutic relationships. Read more...

Leveraging Data Science to Reimagine Mental Health Delivery
Posted April 2021
By David Mou MD MBA, Akshay Swaminathan, Sid Salvi MBA
Cerebral uses data to improve care via a System for Measurement-based Access to Relationship focused Treatment (SMART). Learn how Cerebral uses the SMART approach to delivering high-quality, long-term mental health care by using actionable data to improve access and therapeutic relationships. Read more...

Blog posts
Mental health resources and articles written by Cerebral. All posts are medically reviewed for clinical accuracy and success.