“We’re excited to work closely with Republic to help us exponentially scale our company and help teens develop resilience and confidence.” Our proven methodology empowers resilience, life skills, and mental health.” says CEO Keith Wakeman. “Our North Star is to unlock the heroic potential of 50 million youth and young adults in the next 5 years. In addition, the company has a new collaboration with Parkland Health System to empower at-risk teens in Dallas.Ī published trial conducted by Penn researchers found that playing on the app for 10 minutes daily was associated with a 49% reduction in depression symptoms and a 61% reduction in anxiety symptoms over the course of only 6 weeks. Over 1 million people have played SuperBetter, and the World Economic Forum recently named SuperBetter 1 of 14 ‘top innovators’ globally’ in their Youth Mental Health Challenge. SuperBetter is an app that uses the psychology of game play to help youth and young adults learn to set goals, measure progress, and celebrate wins. According to a CDC study in 2018-19, 15% of children aged 12 – 17 years old had a major depressive episode, 37% had persistent feelings of sadness, and nearly 20% seriously considered suicide, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these issues.Įnter SuperBetter. is facing a youth mental health crisis, the scale of which is alarming. SuperBetter is a science-backed mental health startup addressing mental health challenges for youth. Students at Wharton Impact Venture Associates (WIVA), an experiential investing program at the Wharton School, are excited to connect SuperBetter to the crowdfunding platform Republic for a potential impact investment.
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