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Spring Health Sets a New Standard for Responsible AI in Mental Healthcare

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Clinically rigorous, human-first AI powers personalized, connected care across the entire mental health journey 

NEW YORK, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Spring Health, the leading global mental health solution for employers and health plans, today unveiled its principled approach to artificial intelligence (AI)—establishing a new industry benchmark for how AI can ethically and effectively enhance mental healthcare.

Rooted in science and guided by empathy, Spring Health’s AI is seamlessly embedded across its fully integrated mental health and workplace wellness platform—including a purpose-built EHR, personalized member app, and real-time employer analytics. This unified system delivers more than just a connected experience—it drives the fastest recovery times in the industry and sets a new standard for ROI. All while preserving the trust, transparency, and human connection that define exceptional care.

“AI can transform mental healthcare—but only if it’s built with integrity, not hype,” said Gijo Mathew, Chief Product Officer at Spring Health. “Our AI is designed to be powerful and principled. It’s grounded in clinical evidence, ethically governed, and built to support the essential human elements of care.”

A Responsible, Real-World Approach to AI

Unlike generic or experimental AI offerings, Spring Health’s approach is based on nearly a decade of clinical insights and real-world outcomes. This foundation enables high-impact features like intelligent intake guidance, in-the-moment support, personalized care recommendations, and clinical decision support—all designed to improve outcomes and reduce friction across the care journey.

Built to Strengthen, Not Substitute

Spring Health’s AI is built to enhance—not replace—the work of therapists. It supports human care by streamlining intake, surfacing meaningful insights, and giving providers more time to focus on what matters most: deep, human connection.

Transparent, Ethical, and Accountable

Spring Health is guided by an AI Advisory Council—comprising highly specialized external experts in mental health, ethics, and technology, alongside visionary customers and leading clinicians—ensuring our AI is built to be ethical, inclusive, and deeply impactful in clinical care. Through its internal ethics reviews and clinical validation processes, Spring Health holds every AI use case to the highest global standards for fairness, safety, and effectiveness. All applications are fully consent-based, privacy-safe, and rigorously monitored.

In addition, Spring Health enforces a robust set of technical and clinical guardrails to ensure safety at every step:

Risk-aware design that prevents AI from making autonomous clinical decisionsHuman-in-the-loop systems that ensure oversight and allow clinicians to review or override AI-generated contentRigorous monitoring and feedback loops to continually assess model performance and equityStrict data access controls and a clear separation between model training data and sensitive clinical interactions

“Ethical AI isn’t a side initiative—it’s the backbone of our platform,” said Marissa Saunders, Director of AI and Machine Learning at Spring Health. “Our models are co-developed with clinicians, trained on real outcomes, and built to serve people in their most vulnerable moments—with transparency, empathy, and accountability at the core.”

Enabling a Smarter, More Equitable Mental Health System

Spring Health’s integrated technology stack enables frictionless, connected experiences across members, providers, and employers. Members receive timely, personalized support. Providers gain meaningful insights that strengthen therapeutic care. Employers get real-time, privacy-safe intelligence to guide investment in workforce wellbeing.

Recent results from Spring Health’s 2025 research participant study reinforce the impact of this responsible AI approach: 95% of users report satisfaction with the platform’s AI tools, 70% say they feel better after engaging with them, and there have been zero major safety concerns—due to timely escalation to live clinical support.

Spring Health is not just deploying AI—it’s redefining how it can and should work in mental health: clinically grounded, human-first, and built for trust at scale.

To explore Spring Health’s approach to responsible AI, visit springhealth.com/what-we-do/ai.

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About Spring Health

Spring Health is a complete global mental health solution for employers and health plans. By integrating products for members, providers, and customers, Spring Health uniquely delivers personalized care for every individual—ranging from digital tools and meditation to coaching, therapy, and medication—ensuring the right care at the right time. Certified by JAMA Network Open and the Validation Institute for demonstrating net savings for customers, Spring Health also equips global business leaders with intelligent technology, real-time insights, and clinical expertise to support diverse and evolving organizational needs.

Today, more than 20 million people worldwide have access to Spring Health. We’re trusted by leading employers, health plans and channel partners, including Adobe, Bumble, General Mills, Moda Health, Wellstar, and Guardian, to drive cultural impact at scale. For more information, please visit https://www.springhealth.com.

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77% of Graduates Admit: “We Aren’t Ready For The Real World”

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New YouScience report reveals a systemic design gap in American education as record-high completion rates fail to produce students with a clear, intentional direction for their lives

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — YouScience®,the leading education technology company transforming college and career readiness through its award-winning platform YouScience® Brightpath, today released its annual Post-Graduation Readiness Report. The findings expose a growing gap in American education, with rising graduation rates not translating into real-world readiness.

Drawing from a nationally representative survey of over 1,000 students from the graduating classes of 2022 through 2025, the 2026 report identifies a “readiness crisis” that has become the new normal.

Key findings from the report include:

The readiness gap: 77% of graduates describe themselves as only moderately, slightly, or not at all prepared for life after high school.The confidence baseline: 69% of students lack strong confidence in their post-graduation plans, a figure that has held steady as an ongoing trend, not a temporary disruption.The end of the default to a college degree: Four-year college enrollment has fallen from 55% in 2019 to 36.7% in 2026, this is no longer a temporary decline, but a permanent reset in how students approach their future.The majority is no longer college-bound: 63.3% of graduates are choosing pathways outside of a traditional four-year university, including community college, trade school, workforce entry, or no defined plan.A generation navigating without a map: 62% of students are “drifting” into their future without intentional, deliberate plans.The power of aptitude discovery: When students receive structured support to understand their natural talents, their sense of preparedness nearly triples (13% to 33%) and confidence more than doubles (19% to 41%).

“The 2026 findings confirm that our education system is optimized for the wrong outcome. Completion is up, but clarity is not,” said Edson Barton, CEO of YouScience. “The failure is architectural. We have built a system that measures credits and GPA rather than self-knowledge and direction. To close the readiness gap, we must shift our focus from getting students through high school to getting them ready for life.”

The report also highlights deepening inequities across the country. Female students are more likely to feel unprepared (46% vs 41% of males), and the Western United States reports the lowest preparedness levels in the nation at 50%. Furthermore, public school students report the lowest confidence and preparedness levels compared to all other school types, highlighting a significant challenge for equity in education.

To close the readiness gap, YouScience calls for a fundamental shift toward four core capabilities:

Discover: Building self-knowledge through aptitude discovery before high-stakes decisions are made.Plan: Connecting learning to intentional, personalized pathways well before graduation.Validate: Providing certifications and real-world projects that translate learning into recognized credentials.Connect: Linking students to internships and employer partnerships at scale.

“Students are not unmotivated; they are navigating a system that wasn’t designed to guide them,” added Barton. “The data shows that when we provide students with the tools to discover who they are and where they can go, the results are transformational. It is time to update the system’s design to match the realities of the modern workforce.”

To read the full 2026 Post-Graduation Readiness Report, or see how Brightpath equips schools to drive real student outcomes, visit youscience.com.

About the report
The 2026 Post-Graduation Readiness Report is the fourth annual study examining how recent high school graduates navigate life after graduation. Based on a nationally representative survey of over 1,000 students from the classes of 2022–2025, it provides critical insights into evolving trends in student confidence, preparedness, and the structural changes required to support the next generation.

About YouScience
YouScience® is the leading education technology company dedicated to empowering individuals with the data and credentials needed to succeed in school, career, and life. Its award-winning platform, Brightpath, is the only College & Career Readiness solution built for both compliance and impact—powered by scientifically backed aptitude discovery, industry-recognized certifications, and meaningful career connections. YouScience currently serves more than 13,400 educational institutions and millions of users nationwide.

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goeasy Ltd. Announces Timing of First Quarter 2026 Conference Call and Webcast

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MISSISSAUGA, ON, April 28, 2026 /CNW/ – goeasy Ltd. (TSX: GSY), (“goeasy” or the “Company”), one of Canada’s leading consumer lenders focused on delivering a full suite of financial services to Canadians with non-prime credit scores, will release its first quarter 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

The company will hold its first quarter 2026 earnings conference call for analysts and investors on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET.

Call Details

Local – Toronto: +1 (416) 945-7677
North American Toll Free: +1 (888) 699-1199

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Participants may listen to the webcast by registering via the following link https://app.webinar.net/wRYMgAD0jeA. A recorded version will be available under the same link immediately following the conclusion of the conference call.

To join the conference call without operator assistance, you may register and enter your phone number at https://emportal.ink/4sYSTIF to receive an instant automated call back.

A recorded playback of the conference call will also be available until May 20, 2026 by calling North American toll free +1 (888) 660-6345, or +1 (289) 819-1450, passcode 25661 #.

About goeasy

goeasy Ltd. is a leading Canadian provider of non-prime consumer lending solutions, offering a suite of financial products through its easyfinancial, easyhome, and LendCare brands. goeasy offers unsecured and secured instalment loans, point-of-sale financing, and lease-to-own merchandise through its omni-channel model, which spans online, mobile, and hundreds of locations nationwide.

Driven by its team members’ dedication to expand access to credit for underserved communities and helping customers strengthen their financial futures, goeasy has proudly served more than 1.6 million customers while building an award-winning culture. Shares of goeasy Ltd. are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol GSY. For more information, visit www.goeasy.com.

For investor inquiries, contact:

James Obright
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations & Capital Markets
investor_relations@goeasy.com 

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Consultwebs Releases 2026 Digital Marketing Predictions: Navigating GEO, E-E-A-T, and AI-Driven Search Volatility

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Consultwebs, the nation’s premier legal digital marketing agency, is proud to announce the publication of its 2026 Digital Marketing Predictions for Law Firms.

RALEIGH, N.C., April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — This strategic guide is designed to help attorneys maintain authority and credibility in a “Generative Engine” era.

Strategic Analysis by Industry Leaders
The report is anchored by the work of Grant Brott, Tanner Jones, and Magnus Simonarson. Under the leadership of President Magnus Simonarson, Consultwebs has leveraged its 26+ years of historical data to forecast the emergence of a “Human-First” digital era.

Director of Strategy Grant Brott provides a deep dive into Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), a critical new discipline. As Google integrates AI more deeply into Search, Brott predicts that “Prompts = Zero-Click” behavior will become the norm. To counter this, Brott said firms must prioritize E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trust) and lean into traditional media-outreach tactics to keep their brands visible to AI site crawlers like those from ChatGPT.

Maximizing Authority in 2026
VP of Business Development Tanner Jones highlights that firms must “skate to where the puck is going” by diversifying visibility across diverse channels.
The report identifies several high-authority signals for the upcoming year:

Informational Gain: Content must deliver unique, intent-driven value that goes beyond generic word counts to solve specific user “prompts”.

Voice and Accessibility: Voice-enabled inputs and inclusive web design will be standard for high-performing legal sites.

Video SEO: As LLMs begin surfacing video content in chat responses, video SEO on platforms like YouTube and TikTok has become critical.

First-Party Data: For PPC, a robust first-party data strategy is essential to navigate tightening privacy regulations and improve ad targeting.

The “Human-Centric” Design Shift
A major prediction for 2026 is the rise of “Human-centric” copy as a counterbalance to “AI fatigue”. The analysis concludes that while AI tools can automate grunt work, “Human perspective will stand out in a sea of AI-generated content”.

Download the Analysis
Law firms looking to thrive in 2026 can download the full analytic report at Consultwebs.com to explore detailed predictions on SEO, PPC, Social Media, and Video Marketing.

About Consultwebs
Founded in 1999, Consultwebs provides custom digital marketing solutions for law firms, focusing on measurable ROI and long-term growth.

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