Kairos Cognitive Care is reimagining pathways to care in the mental health and wellbeing space. We operate at the under-served intersection of government, non-profit, and private sectors in the health, social services, and mental health and wellbeing industries, re-designing cost structure, re-thinking revenue paths, and re-building relationships. We provide data collection of mundane patient information including an expanded set of assessment tools to mental health professionals and a therapeutic treatment method that re-frames traditional approaches to knowledge, skill, and resource building for patients

Having tested our model on 20 volunteer clients, we have identified the most important reforms needed to create effective programs for non-crisis adult mental health support. They are to:

• redistribute the cost-burden of recovery support to better facilitate access to care,
• individualize program content to ensure relevant outcomes, and
• shift task responsibility to more appropriate professionals to ensure availability of necessary resources in a more timely manner.

Implementing these changes will achieve many important outcomes including:

• Reduced wait times for psychiatrists, from 9-18 months to 6-9 weeks.
• Positive impact in achieving clients’ goals for treatment and recovery.
• Increased capabilities of caregivers and support networks to handle the client challenges and unique needs.
• Improved collaboration and communication across multi-disciplined networks leading to improved outcomes.

85% of clients that have completed our 8-month Wellbeing Advisor Support Program are satisfied with the outcomes and consider their needs fully met. (Compare this to 13% of clients being satisfied with treatment under the current approach in Alberta.)

We are seeking funding for phase 2 of our validation exercises, proving that the work we do is as effective for the general public as was observed in our phase 1 assessment. Through a partnership with MITACS, we have already started work on an 18-month study, validating the impact of our tools on patients, professionals, support networks, and the surrounding community. At the same time, we are engaged in market assessment activities to confirm assumptions regarding customer willingness and, more importantly, ABILITY to pay. Out of the $550,000 total cost for the project, we are looking for $200,000 to cover expenses ineligible under research grant stipulations including salaries and software

I look forward to speaking with you directly, exploring opportunities for collaboration and our potential to improve mental health outcomes for Albertans. My contact info is below. The best ways to reach me are via LinkedIn message, or email.