While screen time and social media could be contributing to the mental health crisis, these young people show us how tech can help.
Over the past decade, the suicide rate for 10 to 24-year-olds has increased by 56 percent, according to a recent report from the. While the exact reasons for this drastic uptick are still being researched, the data reveals a growing mental health crisis amongst young people.
"Everyone is using technology — especially youth. So, why not leverage it?” Dr. Neha Chaudhary, a child psychiatrist and cofounder of “Being someone who works both extensively with technology, and needs intense mental health care and treatment, I’ve seen what it can do and how it can transform the space," Amanda said., a mobile app that offers coping mechanisms and information about a variety of mental illnesses including, but not limited to schizophrenia, psychosis, and eating disorders. Now, Amanda is working full-time with Astra Labs, her software nonprofit, to add crisis plans and a free meditation library to the app.
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