AI medical interpreter for behavioral health and psychiatry
Opalite gives psychiatry clinicians accurate, real-time interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects in the office, by video or by phone.
Today's challenge
What gets in the way of interpretation in psychiatric care today
A daughter editing the intake
A teenage daughter interpreting her father's intake leaves out his heavy drinking.
On hold in a crisis walk-in
A walk-in crisis evaluation stalls in the phone interpreter queue with the patient pacing the room.
Watching the keyboard, not the patient
The psychiatrist watches her keyboard instead of the patient's flat affect during the medication history.
Cost of inaction
Language interpretation remains a gap in psychiatry
8% vs. 51%
of California adults with a mental health need got care, for those speaking no English versus English-only speakers.
Source: Access to mental health treatment by English language proficiency and race/ethnicity
Meet Opalite.
Real-time AI medical interpretation in 150+ languages and dialects, connecting providers and patients in seconds.
- Works on the devices care teams already carry: phones, tablets, computers, and telehealth platforms
- Integrates with all EHRs
- Built for HIPAA-compliant healthcare
- SOC 2 Type II attested security controls
Workflow
How Opalite fits psychiatric care
Assessment
Symptom history, screening scales, risk questions
Guardian checks every sentence in real time, including negations
Medication visits
Doses, titration, side effects, labs to monitor
Teach-back interpreted in both directions, with documentation drafted for clinician review.
Documentation
Note and interpretation record
Written to the EHR after clinician review, with every encounter logged and reviewable.
Clinical use cases
Interpret the conversations that matter most
Suicide risk questions
EnglishHave you had thoughts of not waking up, or a plan to hurt yourself?
Spanish¿Ha tenido pensamientos de no querer despertar, o algún plan para hacerse daño?
Idioms of distress
Chinese (Mandarin)我的神经老是绷着，心里总是沉甸甸的。
EnglishIt's my nerves. My heart feels heavy all the time.
Medication titration
EnglishTake one tablet at night for a week, then two. Don't stop suddenly.
Arabicتناول قرصًا واحدًا ليلًا لمدة أسبوع، ثم قرصين. لا تتوقف عنه فجأة.
PHQ-9 and other scales
EnglishOver the last two weeks, how often have you had little interest or pleasure in doing things?
SpanishEn las últimas dos semanas, ¿con qué frecuencia ha tenido poco interés o placer en hacer las cosas?
Collateral history from family
EnglishThank you for the history. Now I'd like to hear from your son in his own words.
Chinese (Mandarin)谢谢您提供的情况。现在我想听您儿子用他自己的话说一说。
Pricing
Pricing for psychiatry practices
Long sessions, no meter running. A flat rate scoped to your clinics or departments covers lengthy intakes, telepsychiatry visits, silences and slow disclosure with no per-minute charges.
In your area
25.5 million people in the U.S. speak English less than “very well.”
How many live near you? Search your state, ZIP code, or town.
Darker states have a higher share of residents who speak English less than very well; shading is logarithmic, relative to the highest-share state.
| State | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| California | 17.2% | 6,377,000 |
| Texas | 13.1% | 3,532,000 |
| New York | 13.1% | 2,486,000 |
| New Jersey | 12.2% | 1,060,000 |
| Florida | 11.8% | 2,389,000 |
| Hawaii | 11.2% | 152,900 |
| Nevada | 11.1% | 320,200 |
| Massachusetts | 9.5% | 631,900 |
| New Mexico | 8.7% | 172,700 |
| Illinois | 8.5% | 1,027,000 |
| Connecticut | 8.4% | 288,200 |
| Rhode Island | 8.4% | 87,250 |
| Arizona | 8.1% | 542,400 |
| Washington | 7.6% | 547,600 |
| Maryland | 7.1% | 411,700 |
| Virginia | 5.8% | 469,000 |
| Colorado | 5.5% | 295,600 |
| Georgia | 5.4% | 541,600 |
| District of Columbia | 5.4% | 34,600 |
| Oregon | 5.4% | 214,100 |
| Nebraska | 5.1% | 93,560 |
| Delaware | 4.9% | 45,460 |
| Utah | 4.7% | 140,000 |
| Kansas | 4.5% | 124,100 |
| Minnesota | 4.5% | 239,600 |
| North Carolina | 4.5% | 439,200 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.4% | 544,000 |
| Alaska | 4.3% | 29,650 |
| Oklahoma | 3.8% | 142,200 |
| Idaho | 3.7% | 62,850 |
| Iowa | 3.4% | 100,800 |
| Michigan | 3.4% | 318,900 |
| Arkansas | 3.2% | 90,380 |
| Indiana | 3.2% | 200,900 |
| Tennessee | 3.1% | 197,500 |
| Wisconsin | 3.0% | 164,200 |
| Louisiana | 2.8% | 123,500 |
| South Carolina | 2.8% | 132,700 |
| Ohio | 2.5% | 281,500 |
| Kentucky | 2.4% | 101,800 |
| New Hampshire | 2.4% | 31,410 |
| Missouri | 2.1% | 123,000 |
| Alabama | 2.1% | 98,720 |
| South Dakota | 1.9% | 15,800 |
| North Dakota | 1.9% | 13,810 |
| Wyoming | 1.8% | 9,923 |
| Mississippi | 1.6% | 44,870 |
| Maine | 1.4% | 18,140 |
| Vermont | 1.3% | 7,705 |
| Montana | 0.8% | 7,731 |
| West Virginia | 0.6% | 11,060 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (states 2017-2021; metros 2024 or 2020-2024). Limited English: residents 5+ who speak English less than “very well.”
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Where behavioral health and psychiatry is practiced
- FQHCs and community health centers
- Telehealth and virtual care
- Behavioral health organizations
- Correctional health
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