Press & Media — Anise Health

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A selection of recent press coverage on Anise Health, our founders, and our mission to expand access to culturally-attuned care.

A selection of recent stories on Anise Health, our founders, and our mission to expand access to culturally-responsive care.

Funding update

Exclusive look into Anise Health's $3 million seed round

Anise Health leadership shares details on investors, including the STTR grant from NIMH, the Anise Health model, and what's next.

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Founder feature

Filling a gap in the mental health space for the Asian diaspora

An in-depth interview with Anise Health on the gap they’re closing, the cultural specificity of their model, and what it means to be female founders of color in the mental health space.

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Scholarship coverage

Free mental health sessions for AANHPI people: Anise

Health x RestorAsian scholarship

Coverage of Anise Health’s scholarship program partnership, providing free sessions to AANHPI clients beyond California and New York.

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Resources list

AAPI mental health resources: a curated list

Anise Health included in a definitive list of mental health resources for the AAPI community, with a focus on practical access.

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Op-ed

Intersections of mental health and South Asian

communities

An op-ed exploring how stigma, family expectations, and

identity layering specifically shape mental health needs in South Asian communities.

A look at why generic mental healthcare fails clients in the Asian community and how Anise’s culturally-attuned model is `rewriting the assumptions of who therapy is for.

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Founder feature

Women-Led Wednesdays: imaginations running free

Anise Health co-founder & CEO, Alice Zhang, featured in Harvard Innovation Labs’ Women-Led Wednesdays series, highlighting woman-led ventures.

A look at why generic mental healthcare fails clients in the Asian community and how Anise’s culturally-attuned model is `rewriting the assumptions of who therapy is for.

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Brand profile

Is therapy made for Asian Americans? Anise Health is.

A look at why generic mental healthcare fails clients in the Asian community and how Anise Health’s culturally-attuned model is rewriting the assumptions of who therapy is for.

A look at why generic mental healthcare fails clients in the Asian community and how Anise’s culturally-attuned model is `rewriting the assumptions of who therapy is for.

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Founder interview

Meet Nisha Desai, co-founder & COO of Anise Health

Co-founder & COO Nisha Desai shares her personal story for building Anise Health — from her experience in a traditional South Asian household to her work expanding mental health access in college.

A look at why generic mental healthcare fails clients in the Asian community and how Anise’s culturally-attuned model is `rewriting the assumptions of who therapy is for.

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