Global Leader in Student Mental Health Acquires Fast-Growing Basic Needs Solution

Uwill expands student support to address food insecurity, housing
instability, transportation challenges with acquisition of tbh

NATICK, Mass., Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Uwill, the leading mental health and wellness solution serving more than 4 million students at 500+ institutions worldwide, announced the acquisition of tbh, a pioneer in providing support for students and young adults facing basic needs insecurity and mental health challenges. The acquisition reflects the continued expansion of Uwill's platform to provide holistic mental health support to students. By integrating clinical counseling and crisis intervention with services that address basic needs such as food, housing, and transportation, Uwill is helping remove barriers that can impact student success.

"Today's students are balancing academic demands, jobs, and family responsibilities - sometimes without reliable access to essentials like food, housing, or transportation," said Michael London, founder and CEO of Uwill. "Supporting student mental health means addressing these fundamental needs." 

According to the Hope Center at Temple University's latest student basic needs survey, three in five college students reported they have experienced food or housing insecurity in the past year. A study in the American Journal of Health Promotion of college students at a large public university found that those facing food, housing, and financial insecurity were four times more likely to experience anxiety and depression.

Founded in 2020 by graduate students who saw the impact of financial stress and mental health on their peers, tbh now enables colleges to help students identify and access federal, state, and local available resources and benefits 24/7/365. By combining tbh's technology and AI-powered basic needs support with Uwill's teletherapy and mental health infrastructure, institutions can deliver integrated student support, at scale, without increasing staff burden.

"This integration makes it possible for a college to connect students facing basic needs challenges with immediate support, helping them to apply for rent relief, and providing them with access to mental health support, all in a single platform," said Asaf Zilberfarb, co-founder of San Francisco based tbh. "It's about reimagining what holistic support can look like to ensure that every student has not just the resources to get by, but the opportunity to thrive."

tbh's platform, already used widely by colleges, K12 districts, and employers, will add a new dimension to Uwill's mental health and wellness environment. Utilizing its proprietary technology and counselor team, Uwill pioneered the first student and therapist matching platform. The solution offers an immediate appointment with a licensed counselor based on student preferences, all modalities of teletherapy, a direct crisis connection 24/7/365, on-demand medical care, prescription management, wellness programming, realtime data, and support.

The addition of tbh follows Uwill's acquisitions of Christie Campus Health (2023) and the Virtual Care Group (2024).

About Uwill: Uwill attributes its success to supporting every single student as quickly as possible and is the leading mental health and wellness solution for schools and students. In 2025, Uwill was recognized as the 79th fastest growing private company in the US according to Inc, its second consecutive year in the top 100 (2024 #27, 2025 #79). Uwill also ranked as the #1 fastest growing company in the state of Massachusetts by the Boston Business Journal (2025) and the 18th fastest growing company in North America (2024) according to Deloitte. As the most cost-effective way to enhance a college's mental health offering, Uwill partners with 500+ institutions worldwide, including Northeastern University, the Ohio State University, Princeton University, Santa Fe Community College, and University of Alabama - Online. For more information, visit uwill.com.

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