--- title: "The Open | Bell Let's Talk: Tapping into online mental health care" description: Nearly 75 per cent of people won't go to a clinic to get treatment for mental health issues. So a Bay Street veteran decided to launch a digital mental health platform. Jon Erlichman and Amber Kanwar interview Sam Duboc about BEACON on BNN. image: https://www.mindbeacon.com/hubfs/43.png --- # The Open | Bell Let's Talk: Tapping into online mental health care Posted by [ the MindBeacon team](https://www.mindbeacon.com/news-media/author/the-mindbeacon-team) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) **Originally aired on The Open on BNN Bloomberg, on January 30, 2019. Interview by Jon Erlichman and Amber Kanwar.** [**![BNN Bloomberg logo](https://www.mindbeacon.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BNNlogo_h150px.png?width=395&name=BNNlogo_h150px.png)**](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/~1598924#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=8GQ5Dbj) Nearly 75 per cent of people won't go to a clinic to get treatment for mental health issues. So a Bay Street veteran decided to launch a digital mental health platform. Sam Duboc, chair and CEO of MindBeacon Group, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the switch from being the co-founder of EdgeStone Capital Partners to being on the other side of the pitching table. [Read the full article >](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/video/~1598924#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=8GQ5Dbj) --- #### Related articles: - [The Digitization of Mental Health Care](https://www.mindbeacon.com/news-media/trend-hunter-digitization-of-mental-health-care) - [Stressful times headed your way. 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