Archives for Perspectives

I am humbled and excited to serve as Quartet Health’s new CEO, with Anay Patel elevating to COO and Puneet […]

2021 was a transformative year for Quartet Health, with a steadfast focus on how we can continue to help more […]

One of us, Puneet Singh, is a business leader from an immigrant family, who’s spent years as a caregiver for […]

This past summer, early in my tenure as CEO of Quartet Health, I awoke to dozens of missed calls from someone […]

In our new series, The Business of Therapy, we set out to answer the most common questions about therapy, accessing care, […]

I’m feeling the squeeze. The special kind of pressure that women like me, in their 40’s, are experiencing. We’re parenting young […]

Many of us, especially in this unprecedented time, have heard the term “self-care” buzzing around. Perhaps it has been suggested […]

In honor of World Bipolar Day, I interviewed three participants who each have a bipolar disorder diagnosis. Some responses have […]

You know those times, when you plan to prepare a meal and you want to make a quick run to […]

The howling of my baby boy in a heap on the floor is what finally did it. I’d just dropped […]

It was my junior year of college when I had my first major bout of depression. It was the year […]

Quartet Health partnered with Centene Corporation in 2019 to bring behavioral health care to patients in need. Recently, we expanded […]

I started taking anti-anxiety medication about a month ago, and I have never felt better. This year has been tough […]

At Quartet, we are alarmed at the rise of racist and violent attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) […]

Black History Month is a time for remembrance, reflection, and reckoning in the United States. It’s a time to celebrate […]

2020 was a challenging year in so many ways. It was a year that brought stress, worry, and problems in […]

2020 was the year of the “new normal” for Quartet. A new normal of working remotely – at home and […]

Quartet exists to help people with mental health conditions get the care they need. Our mission is more important than […]

Every year at the end of November and throughout December there is often a large outpouring of support to others […]

The product and technology teams at Quartet have had a hackathon every year for the last few years. Our hackathon […]

I was born with 100% hearing loss in my left ear and 20% hearing loss in my right ear. I […]

In consideration of the complexity of the d/Deaf identity, the deaf community will be referred to as “d/Deaf” to conceptualize […]

At Quartet, we work every day to make it easier for people to get the mental health care they need.  […]

When we hear “men” and “intimacy”, what often follows is “romance” or “family.” Western society in particular expects men to […]

2!…3!…4!…4!…8!…Who Do We Appreciate? Two states, three moves, four cities, four children, and eight years to date — this has […]

Storm systems come and they go. Some are loud and thunderous, lasting for days, while others blow over quickly. Growing […]

You may have noticed our  look has changed a bit. Not just because we wanted a more vibrant color. In […]

Learn about our different departments and the impact you can have.

At Quartet, we want to make sure that everyone who can vote, does vote. And it starts with us.

Mental health conditions do not exist in the LatinX community – or so we’ve been told.

The psychological pressures that Covid-19 has brought have triggered what amounts to a secondary pandemic for millions of Americans. We need a mental health care overhaul.

At Quartet, we know that mental health care isn’t one size fits all.

What if a key to improving access to mental health care actually is technology? Quartet Chief Mental Health Officer Robert […]

Sara Makin, M.S.Ed., NCC, LPC, is the founder of Makin Wellness in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and part of the Quartet network since 2018.

For some, following the stay-at-home orders for one pandemic may render them vulnerable to another: domestic violence.

We all have a role to play to dismantle racism. Quartet’s role is to fight racism in mental health care.

Members of the Quartet Alliance for Disability (QuAD) Employee Resource Group shared their “mission moment” with each other.

Mental health manifests in the Black community as a whirlwind of constant anxiety.

We asked the members of our Parents Employee Resources Group (ERG) what mental health means to them.

If you are a loved one of a Veteran who is suffering, you can encourage them in many ways.

In the best of times, it is important for managers to look for signs of burnout in their team — fatigue, irritability, illness, and more. In harder times, it is critical.

At this time, more than ever before, it is critical managers recognize that employees are people.

COVID-19 added a layer of complexity for mental healthcare workers, who may be experiencing their own stressors and anxieties related to the crisis.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, what is already a challenging career has been made even more so.

Mental health providers play a key role in community response during times of crisis.

Some best practices Quartet put in place during COVID-19.

Quartet celebrated Black History Month by focusing on the meaning of legacy.

I’ve learned a lot about leadership over decades working in healthcare, over my last year as CEO of Quartet my learnings have accelerated.

On Quartet’s fifth birthday, various team members reflect on their time at the company and how far we’ve come in realizing our vision.

Prior to becoming Quartet’s Chief Mental Health Officer, I was fortunate enough to be appointed to the White House Fellowship […]

Pain is more than just a somatic symptom — it is often a leading and often missed indicator of depression.

There is often a profound sense of relief when a patient realizes that they are “not the only one.”

Delivering health care has become too complicated. We are screening for, discovering, and treating disease more frequently; people are living […]