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Pilot Randomized Control Trial on imi
Read the results of a randomized control trial conducted on imi, a free, mental health web app, designed to help LGBTQ+ youth cope with stress.
Implementing Goal Mama
In partnership with Nurse-Family PartnershipThe 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.
National Study — Coping with COVID-19
In partnership with Common Sense MediaOne year into the pandemic, a new survey reveals that teens and young adults are actively turning to online sources to cope with mental health.
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial on Nod
In partnership with Grit Digital HealthRead the results of the pilot randomized controlled trial on the nod smartphone app created to address loneliness among college students.