EP07: Mental Health support using technology, over half a million users supported and moving…
{Amit Malik - InnerHour}
Amit Malik, the founder of InnerHour, speaks about how Indians are taking to mental health, the stigma around it and how technology is playing a role in bridging the gap.
We speak about something that’s that has now become a topic of discussion during the pandemic, given job losses, economic slowdown and the many reasons for anxiety. Some estimates that at very least 150 million Indians are in need of intervention for mental health but only 30 million Indians have access to mental health facilities currently.
InnerHour was part of the Facebook India innovation Accelerator - AI for Social Good that Amit talks about briefly. He also shares how InnerHour garnered 650 thousand users on the play store organically, who uses InnerHour today and also the Indian wellness landscape.
Amit is an experienced Psychiatrist with extensive clinical leadership and healthcare operations experience in Mental Health services in Europe and India. InnerHour is a healthcare technology company looking to disrupt the psychological wellness/mental health provision.
To provide an extended support system for people in these challenging socio-economic times, InnerHour is extending its digital programmes and self-help tools pro-bono for WFH employees of companies. Sign up for the service via www.theinnerhour.com
Amit Malik - Founder & CEO - InnerHour | LinkedIn
Experienced Psychiatrist with extensive clinical leadership and healthcare operations experience in Mental Health…www.linkedin.com
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Show Notes:
1:35 — The Journey behind InnerHour
5:40 — Incentives of psychiatrists having an MBA
9:55 — The difference between UK’s & Indian healthcare eco-system
14:10 — Preventive Health in India
16:33 — Monetization & Payment model in Healthcare Industry
18:32 — InnerHour : Journey & Vision
22:47 — How people are reacting during lockdown-mental health
27:30 — Self diagnosis, how current generation looks at mental health
37:38 — Geographically availability of InnerHour
39:27 — Experience at Facebook Acceleration Programme
41:40 — Being a non-tech founder in tech company
42:53 — InnerHour services
45:22 — InnerHour offer during lockdown
46:00 — Hiring at InnerHour
48:08 — Revenues & monetizing the app