Koko
Free, evidence-based mental health support for young people online
Koko is a nonprofit organization that partners with social media platforms to deliver free, evidence-based mental health support to young people where they already spend time online. The service integrates directly into platforms like Tumblr, WhatsApp, and Discord to provide immediate mental health resources. Its interventions are backed by peer-reviewed research and have reached over 6 million users across 199 countries.
Koko partners with social media platforms to embed evidence-based mental health support tools directly into the apps young people already use every day.
Young people struggling with mental health challenges online
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- free
- Company
- Koko
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