# Michelle Turner

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-04**: Growth milestone reported — Reuters highlights that the company now has 16 employees and is certified in three states.
- **2025-01**: Here Now Health launched — Company officially founded as a mental health platform for foster children, providing Medicaid-funded counseling services.
- **2024**: AI-assisted business development — Michelle Turner uses AI tools from her Virginia Beach home to learn startup culture, create a business plan, and fine-tune a pitch for early-stage investors.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Medicaid mental health startup uses AI to launch with 16 staff and 3 state certs
2026-07-05 00:37:21 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 6

Here Now Health, a Virginia Beach startup, leveraged AI to rapidly build a Medicaid-funded mental health platform for foster children, achieving certification in three states. Founder Michelle Turner, a foster parent without a business background, used AI as a personal advisor, enabling a quick path from idea to operational 16-person company. This case highlights AI's potential to address gaps in pediatric mental health services.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/health-ai-mental-health-startup-16-staff-3-states

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