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Mantra Health demos teletherapy app to KBOR student leaders, cites KU pilot with more than 700 sign-ups
Summary
Mantra Health CEO Ed Gosselin gave a 15-minute demo to KBOR student leaders, describing a campus-custom telehealth line, in-app micro-lessons and a clinician network; he said KU signed up over 700 students and asked student presidents to advocate for systemwide funding.
Ed Gosselin, CEO of Mantra Health, gave a 15‑minute demonstration of his company’s teletherapy platform to the KBOR student advisory group, saying the product has been used at the University of Kansas since an RFP last year and that "in the first semester, we were able to sign up over 700 students," a usage figure he presented to the group.
Gosselin told student leaders Mantra offers a campus-specific ConnectNow line ("it's actually not 988"), a 24-hour intake line that routes callers to mental‑health professionals who can refer back to campus resources, and in‑app self‑care modules. He said clinicians are available for text and video about 16 hours per day and asserted the platform’s average response time is "below 30 seconds across the board." He also described a nationwide clinician network and said scheduled, continuous therapy typically becomes available within about five days.
Andrew (a KU representative who introduced Gosselin) framed the demonstration as a KU‑led pilot KU ran after an RFP to replace a previous provider; Gosselin said KU’s experience prompted conversations with KBOR leadership and other institutions about expanding the service across the system. Gosselin asked student presidents to lend their voices to seek legislative funding, saying the company is pursuing inclusion in the legislative budget for systemwide availability.
The presentation covered operational supports Gosselin said Mantra provides during campus rollouts: marketing coordinated with campus partners, integration with commonly used student platforms (he mentioned EAB Navigate), and staff training. He invited follow‑up one‑on‑one discussions with student representatives to explore adoption on other campuses.
Next steps from the meeting: the moderator encouraged students to contact Gosselin or Andrew for follow-up, and Andrew said he would share contact information with the group to arrange further conversations about pilot expansion and funding advocacy.
