Startups
Backpack Healthcare
Backpack Healthcare, formerly Youme Healthcare, provides pediatric and family behavioral health care in the United States. Its services combine therapist-led counseling, psychiatric care and medication management, psychological evaluations, parent coaching and caregiver support, delivered virtually and in selected in-person settings. It serves children from age four, teenagers, young adults and families, with a focus on improving access for Medicaid members and underserved communities. The company works with health plans, schools and other care partners; its current website lists Illinois, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan and Virginia. Its Care Companion app supports care between appointments through scheduling and reminders, secure messaging, mood assessments and care-team-recommended articles, videos and worksheets. Licensed clinical practices deliver clinical services; the platform and app support that human care. The2024 financing release described AI-supported technology, but current service descriptions do not establish an autonomous AI therapist or independently verified clinical outcomes.
Founded 2021
Team
Abigail DoffPublished clinical team member (LMSW-Master; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Abigail MaggiPublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Adiva BerkowitzPublished clinical team member (PMHNP; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Afshan MizrahiLicensed Therapist and clinical reviewer (own April28,2025 publication; present affiliation unverified) |
Alexis FullerPublished clinical team member (LCSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Amala OkoyePublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Ambrose OnwuegbuchulemPublished clinical team member (LGPC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Amoah AsantePublished clinical team member (PMHNP; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Angelique KinleyPublished clinical team member (Resident in Counseling; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Anna GalbenskiPublished clinical team member (LLMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Arelie MorenoPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Ashley CarterPublished clinical team member (LCPC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Asia CaldwellPublished clinical team member (Nurse Practitioner; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Attalia Gorini (Gray)Team member (published leadership affiliation; exact title undisclosed) |
Bolanle SabaPublished clinical team member (PMHNP; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Calvin HarjonoFormer team member (self-announced departure; exact title and end date undisclosed) |
Chadae GrrantPublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Chanice SylvestrePublished clinical team member (MSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Charmaine ConnerPublished clinical team member (LPC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Claire O'ShaughnessyPublished clinical team member (LGPC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Craig DeSouzaPublished clinical team member (LMSW-Master; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Crissi BrooksPublished clinical team member (NP; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Crystal McDanielPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Danielle RochePublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Devin HeilmeierPublished clinical team member (Resident in Counseling; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Diana MartelPublished clinical team member (LCPC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Duke RuktanonchaiChief Medical Officer |
Ebony JonesPublished clinical team member (LCSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Elisa WoodsPublished clinical team member (LCPC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Elise FritzTeam member (own colleague publication; present status unverified) |
Ernell RefugePublished clinical team member (AC-CRNP-PMH; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Eugene L. VanBurchPublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Fatimah AbdullahPublished clinical team member (LPC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Gabby GaonaPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Gabriel GaillardPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Gabrielle SatterfieldPublished clinical team member (LGPC-Masters; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Genevieve CooleyPublished clinical team member (Resident in Counseling; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Hafeezah MuhammadFounder and CEO; director reported September3,2025 (present board tenure unverified) |
Hannah ColemanPublished clinical team member (LPC-R; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Hope KingPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Jacquelyn ZlaterTeam member (current self-published affiliation; exact title undisclosed) |
Jay TaylorChief Growth Officer (own April28,2025 publication; present tenure unverified) |
Jenny RyanChief Clinical Officer (own June2025 publication; present tenure unverified) |
JJ OlsonPublished clinical team member (LPC-R; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Jnara CrawfordPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Jodie RohrerPublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Julia Monfrini PeevDirector (SEC filing signed September3,2025; present tenure unverified) |
Kadeshah MartinPublished clinical team member (MSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Karla PantojaPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Karla TimbangPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Karlise HerndonPublished clinical team member (LCSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Katrina GrossPublished clinical team member (MSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Kayla KingPublished clinical team member (NP; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Keisha MartindalePublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Kelly HayesPublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Kiana GilesPublished clinical team member (PMHNP; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Kim AveryTeam member (historical own founder publication; title and present status unpublished) |
Kristin MillerPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Laura MitchellPublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Lilly BakerPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Lola AdekoyaPublished clinical team member (PMHNP; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Luveth Portillo-CarbajalPublished clinical team member (LMSW-Master; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Maria CamaraPublished clinical team member (LCSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Marlene ReidPublished clinical team member (PMHNP; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Marquita JeffersPublished clinical team member (LGPC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Martha DarbrePublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Mattie Adams TelfairPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Melissa RuktanonchaiTeam member (historical own founder publication; title and present status unpublished) |
Melody FakhouriePublished clinical team member (MSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Monekka DavisPublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Monique BrowningPublished clinical team member (LMSW-Master; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Myla ChapmanPublished clinical team member (LLMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Nadia FrancisPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Natasha GradyPublished clinical team member (MSW, LSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Nicky OwusuPublished clinical team member (LPC-R, Resident in Counseling; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Nicole GonzalesTechnology contributor (supplier publication2024; employment by Backpack not asserted) |
Olajumoke RotimiPublished clinical team member (Certified Nurse Practitioner; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Onyekachi OnyekwerePublished clinical team member (LGPC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
P. Hannah GibsonPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Paige ChapmanPublished clinical team member (LPC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Pam NoelPublished clinical team member (Resident in Counseling; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Patricia DuvernePublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Peter BrownPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Pharrah PoliardPublished clinical team member (LMSW-Master; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Phoebe Renee WhitePublished clinical team member (LLMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Prashanth BrahmandamChief Technology Officer (published2024 biography; present tenure unverified) |
Prissie CoomsonPublished clinical team member (PMHNP; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Quentasia ReedPublished clinical team member (Resident in Counseling; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Raealyne OlartePublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Raven SmithPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Ria McCormickPublished clinical team member (LMSW-Master; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Robert JohnsonAdvisory board member (self-published); director reported September3,2025 (continuity and present director tenure unverified) |
Rosalyn ChamblissPublished clinical team member (LPC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Sarah Andoh-KessonPublished clinical team member (LMSW-Master; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Sarah EisensteinPublished clinical team member (PMHNP; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Shaelin UlshPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Shantile CrawleyPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Shauna CamperPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Sierra ParhamPublished clinical team member (LPC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Stacey KingPublished clinical team member (LCSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Stephania CoutoPublished clinical team member (Resident in Counseling; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Stephanie AsantePublished clinical team member (LMSW-Master; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Sundi Crosswhite SheltonPublished clinical team member (MSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Sylvia MugoTeam member (published leadership affiliation; exact current title undisclosed); issuer media contact May7,2024 |
T NiblackPublished clinical team member (Resident in Counseling; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Taijha BrummellPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Taiwo LawsonPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Tameka DawkinsPublished clinical team member (CRNP-PMH; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Tara M.Head of Marketing |
Tempest StrungePublished clinical team member (LGP; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Tiffani GloverPublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Tulani LeeksPublished clinical team member (MSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Tyler GoinsPublished clinical team member (LMSW; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Val MannTeam member (current self-published affiliation; exact title undisclosed) |
Veronica RenderosPublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Whitney HuntPublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |
Yasmin Cespedes-ZamanPublished clinical team member (LMSW-Master; clinical-practice affiliation) |
ZainabPublished clinical team member (LCSWC; clinical-practice affiliation) |