Improving mental health together
Expanding access to fast, convenient, preventative mental health care, and suicide intervention.
We enable individuals to thrive at home, at work, and in school.
To Create a World Without Suicide
Our Inception
Based on a shared vision to end suicide in the United States, a team of leading suicide prevention experts from major national universities united to create a solution. A national crisis on a negative trajectory, existing suicide treatments were failing to reduce preventable deaths. Knowing a proven solution existed, they translated academic research into a clinically validated treatment for suicide risk reduction. Vita Health was founded in 2021 as their mission to provide an effective, accessible service for those in crisis.
2019
2021
Our Why
A leading cause of death in the US, suicide claims 132 lives daily, with 1.7 million attempts each year.
Deaths by suicide continue to increase year after year, and Vita Health is changing that trajectory. People experiencing suicidal thoughts or behaviors, and those around them, are in a very vulnerable and frightening period, with few resources on what to do, or how to get care. We provide the solution.
“You change one life, you change the world.”
Our clinically validated approach and tailored interventions have been proven to reduce suicide attempts by over 60% and deaths by more than 80%, not only saving lives but reducing the impact of loss on those left behind.
“Every patient that we treat provides these unsolicited, heart moving testimonials about how we have changed and saved their life. That is the fuel that brings our whole team to work every day.”
Our Journey
From its inception, Vita Health has focused on delivering acute, virtual behavioral health services specializing in suicide care.
Pioneering a unique model that combines teletherapy and psychiatry, to offer convenient, at-home mental health support nationally.
By partnering with national payers, providers, employers, and leading universities, we have now expanded our reach and impact, providing timely, effective care to those in need.
2021
2023
2024
Our Mission Statement
To eliminate suicide deaths and improve mental health by delivering access to clinically proven interventions intentionally curated for adolescents, college students, veterans and adults
Our Team
Dr. Seth FeuersteinChairman & Co-Founder
Tracy BrubakerChief of Operations / Chief Clinical Officer
Dr. Neil LeibowitzChief Medical Officer
Becca PriorChief of Staff
Victor GianniniVice President of Enterprise Sales
Kira bascombeHuman Resources Director
Clinical Advisors
Dr. Cheryl KingPh. D
Clinical PsychologistTeen Suicide Prevention Researcher
Dr. Craig BryanPsyD, ABPP
Clinical PsychologistSuicide Prevention Expert
Dr. David RuddPh. D
Professor of PsychologyMilitary / Veteran Suicide Prevention Expert
Our Board
Board Of Directors
Daniel Gebremedhim, MD, MBAPartner | Flare Capital Partners
Leslie FreconPartner | LFE Capital
Hondo SenAthyrium Capital Management, LP
Karen AmstutzDirector | Amerihealth Caritas
Board Observers
Vijay PatelManaging Partner, CVS Ventures
Kimberley MullerManaging Director, CU Innovation
Matt StoreygardSenior Managing Director, Venture Capital Investments Connecticut Innovations
Alyssa ReisnerPartner & Executive Director, CVS Health Ventures
Our network of Clinicians
Our diverse team of licensed clinicians are specialized in suicide intervention and care, as well as general therapy.
Possessing a wide range of expertise in suicidality, stress, depression, anxiety, trauma and PTSD, and associated issues such as sexuality, gender identity, and discrimination, we address each patient’s needs individually.