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Welfie Academy
School districts are struggling to address the youth mental health crisis. Welfie Academy empowers students to better care for themselves with engaging health education. They help schools address the school health workforce crisis with an AI powered CTE pipeline building the youth mental health workforce. And, they increase staff capacity through doctor and psychologist led professional development where staff can practice real world skills with AI students.
Product Information
- Student mental health focus: Develop life and character-building skills, Equip Staff and Students to Recognize and Respond to Distress, Promote Social and School Connectedness, Ensure Student Access to Effective Mental Health Treatment
- Product category: Coaching/mentorship, Curriculum/lessons, Self-guided activities
- Grade levels: 7th grade, 8th grade, 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade
- End user(s): Clinical Team, Students, Teachers
- Tiers of intervention: Tier 1, Tier 2
- District experience: 1,000-5,000 students, <1,000 students
- Free version available?: Only paid versions of the product are available.
Impact
- Intended outcomes: Welfie Academy builds whole-school capacity to prevent, identify, and respond to mental and behavioral health needs. Students engage in standards-aligned health education through AI companions. Future healthcare workers earn certificates via our pre-apprenticeship program. Staff receive interactive PD to boost confidence and skills in supporting student wellness and managing classroom mental health challenges.
- Demonstrated outcomes: Welfie Academy supports equity and workforce development, with 80–90% of participants identifying as Hispanic/Latine and 70% in 11th–12th grade—ideal for healthcare careers. Over 100 interns report transformative growth: “The skills I learned at Welfie are invaluable” – Josef Levine; “I made a true impact on people’s lives” – Gillian Torza.
Privacy & Safety
- Privacy & Security: Welfie Academy is a learning and development product that aligns with COPPA and FERPA security. As part of the broader Welfie platform, it benefits from their HIPAA, and soon SOC-2 compliance as they provide Welfie Pro for school health operations.
- Crisis protocols: Welfie Academy is primarily a curriculum and professional development product. However given the sensitive and interactive nature of their platform, they develop crisis protocols in partnership with schools/district needs, augmenting what they may already have in place.
Data provided to school/district
Welfie Academy tracks attendance, module completion, and pre/post surveys to measure growth in health literacy, career confidence, and engagement. Schools can also track certificates earned, student career interest, educator PD participation, skill growth, and integration into health education.
Accessibility
- Web accessibility: Welfie Academy is in the process of redesigning their platform to meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.
- Language accessibility: Welfie is available in English and Spanish.
