
Sonde Health and Together Team Up to Enhance Virtual Mental Health Monitoring
Sonde Health, a leader in vocal biomarker technology, has entered into a strategic partnership with Together, an AI-based health assistant, to offer improved mental health detection and monitoring through their innovative Mental Vitals feature. This collaboration integrates Sonde Health’s voice biomarker technology into the Together app, enabling users to access advanced voice analysis for the early identification of symptoms related to depression and anxiety. Within just a month of its launch, more than 20% of Together’s daily users are already utilizing Sonde Health’s Mental Vitals.
The Mental Vitals feature, powered by Sonde’s Mental Fitness application programming interface, leverages advanced audio signal processing and machine learning to scrutinize vocal characteristics and screen for indications of depression and anxiety using a mere 30 seconds of voice input on a smartphone, The algorithm was developed using tens of millions of datapoints and over 85,000 research subjects to detect vocal biomarkers for depression and other mental health conditions. The vocal biomarkers captured by this technology are translated into a mental fitness score, categorized into three ranges: “Pay Attention” (0-70), “Good” (71-80), and “Excellent” (81-100). This scoring system offers users a universally applicable metric for assessing their mental health. The technology also integrates the M3 Checklist, a widely adopted and clinically validated 27-question digital screening tool used to evaluate symptoms of major depression, anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and bipolar disorder. Users can access the M3 Checklist through Together, which can lead to a telehealth appointment with a clinician for those who may benefit from clinical screening for mental health disorders.
Nick Desai, co-founder and CEO of Together, expressed his excitement about partnering with Sonde Health, stating that it goes beyond conventional health metrics. Sonde’s Mental Fitness technology not only complements Together’s existing suite of tools but also elevates the entire user experience, offering a comprehensive view of well-being. This partnership allows Together to provide users with actionable insights into their mental health, transforming their platform into a truly holistic health assistant.