Digital Health & Wellness Education with Mental Health Platforms

Anxiety and depression symptoms more than tripled from 2019-2020 in Blacks and Latinx communities. (CDC, 2020)

Asians are 51% less likely to use mental health services than whites, Latinos are 25% less likely, and Blacks are 21% less likely. (American Psychological Association, 2016)

52% of educators believe that mental health issues are closely tied to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion at their school. (EVERFI, 2020)

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Adolescence and young adulthood is also the time at which young people begin abusing drugs, and that drug use at an early age is an important predictor of a substance use disorder later in life. (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2017)

Having a mental health disorder in childhood or adolescence can increase the risk of later drug use and the development of a substance use disorder, and better diagnosis of youth mental illness may help reduce comorbidity. (DrugAbuse.gov, 2019)

Youth develop internalizing disorders, including depression and anxiety, prior to developing substance use disorders. (O’Neil, Conner, & Kendall, 2010)

A study of youth found that feeling depressed or stressed due to school was cited as the biggest problem leading to initiation of drug use. (University of Florida, 2019)

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Research has found that the psychological well-being of a population can be associated, in part, with its proximity to green space, blue space (i.e., aquatic and marine environments), and street trees or private gardens in both urban and rural settings. (Science Magazine, 2019)

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