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Appa Mentorship
Appa combines near peer mentors with an evidence-based set of short form videos that teach mental health and life skills. Appa partners with public schools to improve behavioral health, academic performance and attendance. About 80% of students are BIPOC and on average students engage for 18 weeks with their mentors + digital tools.
Product specs
- Student mental health focus areas: Develop life and character-building skills, Promote Social and School Connectedness, Equip Staff and Students to Recognize and Respond to Distress, Ensure Student Access to Effective Mental Health Treatment
- Product category: Coaching/mentorship, Curriculum/lessons, Screening/assessment, Check-ins
- Grade levels: 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade
- End user(s): Students
- Tiers of intervention: Tier 1, Tier 2
- District experience: <1,000 students, 1,000-5,000 students, 5,001-20,000 students
- Free version available?: Only paid versions of the product are available
- Detail about availability: Appa currently prioritizes CA public high schools.
Impact
- Intended outcomes: Improved mental health (anxiety (GAD), depression (PHQ), confidence, mental health continuum, state of hope
- Demonstrated outcomes: Appa published a peer-reviewed paper to assess the usability of their platform. A large scale SBIR phase 2 RCT research grant with NIMH is currently underway.
Privacy & Safety
- Privacy & security: HIPAA, COPPA, and FERPA are adhered to, as required by Appa's public school customers.
- Crisis protocols: Appa's mentors have oversight by way of a licenced clinician on call for any acute situations. They also have in place detailed crisis protocol and training. All of Appa's mentors are mandatory reporters.
Data provided to school/district
Appa provides data on mental health outcomes as described above, academic performance, attendance, and graduation.
Accessibility
- Web accessibility: Appa is WCAG 2.1 compliant.
- Language accessibility: Appa's mentors and materials are bi-cultural + Spanish speaking.
