Vanna Health, founded in 2021, delivers psychosocial rehabilitation for people with serious mental illness through coaches, support groups, clubhouses and digital tools.
Vanna Health, Inc, founded in 2021, delivers psychosocial rehabilitation at scale for people living with serious mental illness (SMI). The company partners with health systems, hospitals, payers and community-based organisations to deploy community-based care teams, aiming to give individuals who have experienced discrimination in healthcare a care model built on trust. Its stated mission is to enable people to lead long, healthy and meaningful lives while reducing the total cost of care.
The care model combines several elements: 1:1 Coach Engagement, providing individual coaching within an inclusive framework; Local Pod Support Groups, a peer and support group model connecting members with community support; Physical Clubhouses, local locations serving as community spaces for members; and Digital Engagement Tools that sustain member engagement alongside coach, pod and clubhouse support. Technical work spans behavioural health technology, digital engagement tools, psychosocial rehabilitation and community-based care delivery.
Vanna Health cites figures on the gap and the effects of psychosocial rehabilitation: 95% of the 14m adults with SMI lack regular access to such care, while the approach is associated with a 60% reduction in psychiatric symptoms, a 40% reduction in hospitalisation and a 20% reduction in the cost of care. Member outcomes reported by the company include 99% housing rates, less than 5% recidivism and a 52% improvement in time employed.
The company was founded by mission-driven entrepreneurs and works across healthcare, behavioural health and mental health, with payers and health plans and community-based organisations among its partner categories.
