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CHESS Health’s Connections App Named “Best Mental Health App”
Award-winning recovery support app delivers peer-powered, always-accessible support during the 167 critical hours between clinical appointments
Rochester, New York, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CHESS Health, a leading provider of evidence-based digital health solutions for substance use disorder (SUD), today announced that its Connections recovery support app is the winner of “Best Mental Health App” in the 10th annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards.
More than 48 million Americans live with a substance use disorder, yet SUD remains one of the most underserved areas in patient engagement. The reason is a fundamental gap - relapse doesn't happen in a provider's office. It happens in the 167 hours between weekly appointments. Risk moments and triggers don't follow a schedule, and traditional care models weren't built to fill that space. Connections was purpose-built to do exactly that—meeting patients where and when they are most vulnerable, and giving providers the reach their care requires beyond the clinical visit.
Available exclusively through healthcare providers, public health departments, and health plans, Connections is a seamless extension of care for providers and care organizations - not a stand alone consumer app. Provider relationships, peer support, and clinical tools work together to deliver a unified continuum of care. Trained peer support specialists with lived experience facilitate virtual support meetings, deliver 24/7 crisis intervention, and ensure patients are never alone between appointments. Daily check-ins, CBT modules, and low-confidence alerts trigger immediate, targeted interventions. Conexiones, the Spanish-language version complete with Spanish-speaking peers and culturally relevant resources, extends this reach to Spanish speaking clients.
“Peer-powered, always accessible, and fully embedded within the treatment provider ecosystem, Connections directly addresses the hours between visits—supporting individuals to stay in treatment and recovery longer,” said Hans Morefield, CEO of CHESS Health. “When individuals stay in treatment and recovery longer, they achieve more of the quality-of-life improvements that are the ultimate measure of successful recovery.”
The results are measurable and consistent. Patients using Connections stay in outpatient treatment 30% longer and return to higher levels of care at a 24% lower rate. Patients report a 50% reduction in key risk factors including sleep, cravings, and confidence. That engagement isn’t passive - 75% of app users use the app multiple times a week and 25% use the app multiple times a day. Most tellingly: 84.8% say Connections has helped them stay in recovery.
The award, now in its 10th year, drew a record number of nominations from more than 20 countries. "Connections doesn't just engage patients - it keeps them connected to their care, their community, and their recovery, every hour of every day," said Steve Johansson, Managing Director of MedTech Breakthrough.
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About CHESS Health
CHESS Health is a leading digital health innovator delivering evidence-based solutions that strengthen providers, health plans, and public sector organizations in their response to the substance use disorder (SUD) crisis. Our solutions enhance prevention initiatives, facilitate care coordination, and deliver wraparound recovery support tools that boost care plan adherence and treatment retention, resulting in improved clinical and business outcomes. For more information, visit www.chess.health.
About MedTech Breakthrough
Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the MedTech Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence and innovation in medical & health technology companies, products, services and people. The MedTech Breakthrough Awards provide a platform for public recognition around the achievements of breakthrough healthcare and medical companies and products in categories that include Patient Experience & Engagement, Health & Fitness, Medical Devices, Clinical Administration, Connected Healthcare, Medical Data, Healthcare Cybersecurity and more. For more information visit MedTechBreakthrough.com.
Tech Breakthrough LLC does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in our recognition programs, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with award designations. Tech Breakthrough LLC recognition consists of the opinions of the Tech Breakthrough LLC organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Tech Breakthrough LLC disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this recognition program, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Meg Miller CHESS Health 4144699702 mmiller@chess.health
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