MindMentors
Demystify mental health for Latinx teenage empowerment
Introduction
MindMentors is an accessible 24/7 online mental health support platform where Spanish-speaking adolescents can find professional support and resources that equip them to thrive now and in the future.
Problem
Latin American adolescents (12 – 18) are struggling to live mentally and emotionally healthy lives, and our society is not equipped to support them. Governments are reacting too slowly, schools are short-staffed, and parents are lost on where to start, how to identify it, and whom to go to.
Opportunity
MindMentors will have a two-tier service. On the one hand, it will be a platform of resources, such as videos, readings, and Q&A that youth can access to explore different mental and emotional conditions, understand if they are identified by any of these, demystify them, and ask for help when needed. On the other hand, it will connect them with trained psychologists and therapists that can guide them and provide support, as needed.