Soluna — California’s Free Mental Health App for Youth Ages 13-25
Soluna, from California’s CalHOPE program, offers free, confidential mental health support for 13- to 25-year-olds in California. Read more ›
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California Launches Free Digital Behavioral Health Platforms for Children and Families
On on January 16, 2024, California’s Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) launched the Behavioral Health Virtual Services Platform – two free behavioral health services apps for all families with kids, teens, and young adults ages 0-25. Read more ›
Assistive Technology Tools for Learning Differences, ADHD, and Executive Function Challenges [web resource]
For many students with differing abilities, assistive technology provides a bridge to overcome barriers to participation and progress in school. Read more ›
Assistive Technology Apps and Extensions for Struggling Students
Students with ADHD and learning disabilities may benefit significantly from assistive technology like the following apps, browser extensions, and tools. Read more ›
Digital Tools for Mental Health [downloadable]
While they should not replace professional treatment, mental health apps can offer several benefits.
The following tools have been curated by experts from the Catherine T. Harvey Center for Clinical Services at CHC. Read more ›
Vroom: Brain-Building Activities [web resource]
Simple interactions between you and your children help build children’s brains foundation for all future learning. Vroom is a set of tools and resources designed to inspire families to turn everyday moments into “brain building moments” by layering activities that are essential to healthy brain development onto existing routines. Read more ›
Executive Functioning Tools and Resources
There are many tools and strategies that can help with organization, attention, focus, planning, and prioritization. The following are some tools our learning specialists love and use at the Schwab Learning Center. Read more ›
Free Online Reflection Tool for Students and Teachers [web resource]
Giving kids a chance to talk with adults about their lives outside of class can be critical for their social-emotional development. But during the pandemic, online classes didn’t often allow the time for that individual attention. Along is a free digital reflection tool that helps teachers prompt students to talk about their personal lives through recorded video, audio or written texts as a way to support them emotionally, not just academically. Read more ›
In a Murky Sea of Mental Health Apps, Consumers Left Adrift
In the eyes of the tech industry, mental health treatment is an area ripe for disruption.
In any given year, 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience a form of mental illness, according to federal estimates. And research indicates only about half of them receive treatment in a system that is understaffed and ill distributed to meet demand. Read more ›
New Free Family-Oriented Early-Literacy Apps [downloadable]
Three new early-literacy apps — released for free from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and its Reach Every Reader initiative — are designed for parents and caregivers to use with their children. They’re designed to create fun and rewarding interactions, get families talking, and give children the foundations they need to read, learn, and thrive. Read more ›
