28%
of youth aged 15-24
in Canada
require mental health care.
1.25 Million Canadian Youth Need Support
Systemic Barriers make finding help even harder
Identity & Inequity
Geographic Isolation
Systemic Gaps
We decided to build a solution with them.
Over 3-5 years of collaboration
12
Youth Advisory Volunteers
Transdisciplinary Research Highlighted
6
Youth in the team admitted into prestigious universities
3
Conference Papers Co-authored
Mind and Me
Mobile App Prototype Developed
“Going into the project, I was nervous to collaborate with so many professionals and educated students - their titles seemed intimidating to someone who's never been in an academic environment. After getting to know them, these formerly foreign ideas of public projects and professors were demystified and really helped me to feel more confident about the avenues I can take in the future as I chase my dreams.” ~ Milly
“Cross-disciplinary collaboration was one of the highlights of the group, as the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Social Work, Department of Computer Science, and School of Public Policy converged to produce a functional mobile app which addresses the needs of youth. Likewise, the project’s ‘For Youth, By Youth’ philosophy facilitated a focus group targeted at incorporating the unique experiences of diverse youth into a tangible solution.” ~ Reyhan
The YMH Mobile App project was funded by the VPR Catalyst Grant, University of Calgary, in 2024 and 2025. Gratitude goes to our excellent project assistants: Victoria Wood, Shelly Yin, Rohit Nair, Stepan Susorov, Aser Ghobara, and Magdi Hafez.