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Blue Shield of California's Wellvolution Program Now Offers Headspace App to Help Members Reduce Stress and Increase ResilienceOAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Shield of California today announced that mindfulness and meditation app Headspace is now available to its members through the nonprofit health plan's Wellvolution program. Headspace offers hundreds of tools and more than 1,000 exercises to reduce stress and improve one's mental wellbeing. The app joins the extensive resources offered on Blue Shield's Wellvolution, a digitally based lifestyle medicine and health platform provided in collaboration with Solera Health that can be personalized to each member's individual health needs and preferences. The addition of Headspace expands Wellvolution to now include behavioral health support. Blue Shield members already enjoying Wellvolution's lifestyle medicine service can now add Headspace to their support system with no additional cost to them. Blue Shield of California continues to build its behavioral health program for its members and the community that now includes expanded telehealth options and BlueSky, the health plan's multi-year commitment to support youth mental health throughout the state. "There's no question that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has elevated stress levels for everyone," said Bryce Williams, vice president, Mind Body Medicine at Blue Shield of California. "With Headspace, our members receive a scientifically validated, clinically effective solution to improve their mental health and wellbeing." Headspace research has demonstrated that the app's guided meditations can reduce stress and anxiety, improve sleep, and increase focus, self-esteem, and resilience. The company has found:
Almost two years after it began, the pandemic continues to affect the lives of many Americans and stress remains present and problematic. According to the American Psychological Association, 78% of adults say the coronavirus pandemic is a significant source of stress in their life and 67% say they have experienced increased stress over the course of the pandemic. "There has been a huge spike in the need for mental health support in the past few years and Headspace has been successful in helping people stress less, be more resilient, and get a better night's sleep," said Sarah Romotsky, director, Healthcare artnerships Solutions at Headspace. "Through this valuable collaboration with Blue Shield, we hope to make mindfulness easy and accessible for all." Wellvolution is Blue Shield's digitally based lifestyle medicine and health platform that can be personalized for individual health needs and preferences. Created in collaboration with Solera Health, Wellvolution provides members guided on-demand access to a tailored network of clinically proven apps using lifestyle to prevent, treat, and even reverse disease. It is available to most Blue Shield members with their benefit plan at no additional cost and is an example of how the nonprofit health plan is reimagining health for individuals, families, and communities. "We are excited to continue our collaboration with such a forward-thinking health plan like Blue Shield of California to help meet the timely mental health needs of their members through offering our behavioral health network," said Mary Langowski, CEO, Solera Health. "There is a huge demand and need for these services, and we are happy to work together, with our partner Headspace, to make it easier for consumers to access mindfulness and mental wellbeing programs." For more information about mental health resources through Blue Shield's Wellvolution platform, go to wellvolution.com/mentalhealth. About Blue Shield of California For more news about Blue Shield of California, please visit news.blueshieldca.com. Or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook. About Headspace About Solera CONTACT: View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blue-shield-of-californias-wellvolution-program-now-offers-headspace-app-to-help-members-reduce-stress-and-increase-resilience-301407937.html SOURCE Blue Shield of California |