How WIVA Students Are Advocating For Youth Mental Health With A Startup
Summary
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.Enter SuperBetter. 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. Were excited by the companys growth and cant wait to see Keith, Jane, and the rest of the team make a huge positive impact on the lives of youth.Neither the University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School, Wharton Impact Venture Associates (WIVA), nor any of their respective students, faculty, directors, officers, employees, representatives, affiliates, or agents (collectively, the Penn Parties) (i) is acting as underwriter, broker-dealer, promoter, financial advisor, or other intermediary with respect to any offering of securities by any entity mentioned in this article, or (ii) has received or will receive any compensation from any person or entity as an incentive to publish of this article. No Penn Party shall have any liability whatsoever arising from any error or incompleteness of fact or opinion in, or lack of care in the preparation or publication of, this article.Copyright \xa92022 the Wharton School. The information, methodologies, data and opinions contained or reflected herein are proprietary of the Wharton School and/or its students, are intended for non-commercial use, and may not be copied, distributed or used in any way, including via citation, unless otherwise explicitly agreed in writing.