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Investment and partnership to advance social impact, mental health, and well-being outcomes for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ young people

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Nod

Nod offers higher education leaders a research-backed tool they can confidently share with students, knowing it addresses two critical threats to student mental health: loneliness and depression.

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Vivibot

An award-winning chatbot designed to support mental well-being in young people during the challenging period after cancer treatment.

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Goal Mama

The Goal Mama app helps first-time moms better-set goals, track progress, and celebrate success.

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We’re building a roadmap to deliver hope for the next generation. Through targeted social impact investments, translational research, and advisory services, we focus on advancing solutions to improve BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth mental health and seek to realize a brighter future for young people.

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Experts Weigh In

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A panel of experts weigh in on recent legislation harming transgender and LGBTQ+ youth and share guidance for how we might offer support.

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A Shared Set of Experiences”: Black Youth, Anti-Black…

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In conversation with Hopelab, Jenn and Joanna talk about the mission of the NSCA, and dive into why anti-Black racism specifically needs to be highlighted in the understanding of adolescent development, the opportunities afforded by social tech, and how we translate knowledge to action.

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Tinkering with a New Chapter: Fostering a Culture…

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As we strengthen our systems of equity and accountability within our teams and across our partnerships and products, we can’t think of anyone better to join us at the forefront than Julie to help foster a culture of learning, growth, opportunity, and joy.

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Done right, tech can end the youth mental heath epidemic.

Done Right, Tech Can End the Youth Mental…

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We need to reframe the conversation around technology and mental health into one of increased connection and potential for solutions.

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Teen Vaping Cessation and Mental Health Support

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In partnership with an expert field of researchers, designers, and content creators, Hopelab is setting out to improve the physical and mental health of teens by designing technology to support their ability to quit vaping.

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LGBTQ+ Youth Mental Health and Resilience

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Hopelab’s team of researchers, strategists, designers, and communicators are building tools to support the health and happiness of LGBTQ+ teens and young adults. The milk collaborative, a partnership between Hopelab, CenterLink, and the It Gets Better Project, will build, test, and scale a digital mental well-being tool to measurably improve the health and happiness of young queer people.

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External Investments at Hopelab

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This capability will allow us the flexibility to support both for-profit and nonprofit teams dedicated to scaling social impact. The health challenges facing today’s young people are multidimensional, intersectional, and broad.

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A Collaboration to Scale the MoMba Maternal Health…

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A research and engagement workshop with Elevate and Hopelab to better articulate the MoMba maternal mental health app’s value proposition.

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Implementing Goal Mama

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The present study explores barriers and facilitators experienced by public health nurses introducing a mobile health technology platform (Goal Mama) to the Nurse-Family Partnership home-visiting program.

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National Study — Coping with COVID-19

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One year into the pandemic, a new survey reveals that teens and young adults are actively turning to online sources to cope with mental health.

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Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial on Nod

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Read the results of the pilot randomized controlled trial on the nod smartphone app created to address loneliness among college students.

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JMIR Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial on Vivibot

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This pilot randomized controlled trial examined the feasibility of delivering positive psychology skills via the Vivibot chatbot and its effects on key psychosocial well-being outcomes in young adults treated for cancer.

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Meet our team

We’ve gathered a team of behavioral scientists, designers, and digital tech experts dedicated to positively changing the health and well-being of young people.

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Are you ready to be inspired, take risks, and find meaning in what you do? Check out our open positions and internship program.

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If you’re looking for our office location or media contact, or have a general inquiry or question about how to partner with Hopelab, this is the page for you.