CASE STUDY – HOW ONE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH USING OHMD Ayana Therapy Los Angeles, California A virtual mental health center connects clients with culturally competent therapists through texting and video visits Ayana Therapy was founded in 2018 by CEO Eric Coly, from Senegal, who found his BIPOC and immigrant friends were struggling to find therapists who could empathize with them fully given their cultural backgrounds. Coly set out to create an app which individually matches clients across the U.S. with licensed therapists based on their lived experience and mental health needs. By operating 100% virtually, Ayana Therapy has expanded marginalized and intersectional communities’ access to quality personalized mental health care. In January 202

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