One on One with Talkspace CEO, Dr. Jon Cohen
Next Question with Katie Couric
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🗓️ 30 January 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Talkspace CEO Dr. Jon Cohen opens up about the transformative power of telehealth in mental health care and why it matters more than ever. From the struggles teens face to the often-overlooked needs of older adults, Jon shares his personal journey and how Talkspace’s Medicare expansion aims to bridge critical care gaps and bring hope to those who need it most.
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| 0:00.0 | No matter what 2025 holds, a Talkspace therapist can help you get ready for it. Through convenient virtual sessions and messaging therapy, your therapist will help you build resilience and discover opportunities for growth in the year ahead. Talkspace is in network with major insurers. Most covered members have a co-pay of $15 or less. |
| 0:24.5 | Or you can get $85 off of your first month with promo code Katie when you go to |
| 0:29.9 | Talkspace.com slash Katie Couric. |
| 0:41.2 | Hi, everyone. I'm Katie Couric, and this is next question. |
| 0:50.5 | The statistics are pretty staggering when it comes to the mental health of the United States. |
| 0:57.9 | 40% of Americans, 65 and older, self-identify as lonely. And according to the NIH, |
| 1:04.7 | approximately 70% do not seek mental health treatment. In fact, many older Americans think declining mental health is just a normal part of aging. And of course, for young people, |
| 1:12.7 | the numbers are even more distressing. |
| 1:19.7 | 40% of high schoolers report feeling persistently sad or hopeless. One in five high school students seriously considered attempting suicide in 2023. And suicide deaths among 10 to 24-year-olds increased by 62 percent from 2007 to 2021. |
| 1:34.8 | Obviously, we're in the midst of a serious mental health crisis. |
| 1:39.4 | My guest today, Dr. John Cohen, is the CEO of Talkspace, the leading online platform making therapy more |
| 1:47.2 | accessible than ever. He's had quite a professional journey, as you'll hear in our conversation, |
| 1:53.2 | from winning the Science Fair in fifth grade to vascular surgeon to COVID leader to now |
| 1:59.4 | mental health innovator. And here's a big highlight. Talkspace is |
| 2:04.2 | expanding into Medicare, bringing much needed support to seniors. Talkspace is filling a hugely |
| 2:10.9 | important need. I've long been interested in mental health and the obstacles many people face |
| 2:17.3 | when it comes to getting the care they need. |
| 2:19.9 | But that's a problem John Cohen really wants to solve. |
| 2:27.1 | Dr. Cohen, may I call you, John? |
| 2:29.1 | Absolutely. Thank you. |
| 2:30.5 | Thank you so much for being here. |
| 2:33.0 | Wow, you've had such an interesting career, and I'm always fascinated by people's origin stories. So I want to start from not the very beginning, but when you realized you wanted to be a doctor. |
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