Headspace Health partnered with Bring Change to Mind and Peer Health Exchange to introduce its newest social impact initiative, Headspace for Teens. This new platform is dedicated to helping to improve the mental health in youth—and Headspace is making it accessible to all teens in the United States, ages 13-18, who are affiliated with select national non-profits.
The platform is focused on a few key areas, namely acceptance, access and action, and it has the potential to support many young people who lack access to affordable healthcare.
This platform promises to be valuable, especially for members of Gen Z who report that the pandemic has only increased the stress and anxiety they feel. "Through our research, we see that teens today are under a great deal of stress and experience high levels of anxiety due to the demands of school, their jobs, extracurriculars, social life, and a general uncertainty about their futures," says Alice Nathoo, Head of Social Impact at Headspace.
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Headspace for Teens Focuses on Acceptance, Access and Action
Trend Themes
1. Teen Mental Health - Headspace for Teens provides a platform dedicated to improving mental health for youth, opening up disruptive innovations for businesses that can provide inclusive mental health services to provide accessible and affordable care to this target group.
2. Social Impact - Headspace's commitment to social impact through partnering with national non-profits introduces a new trend that encourages more businesses to consider their social responsibility and influence on mental health wellbeing or other pressing social issues in society.
3. Digital Health for Youth - The rise of digital health and Headspace's platform for teens create the opportunity for innovative tech startups to develop mental health and wellness solutions specifically designed for teenagers, in an industry with great potential for growth and impact.
Industry Implications
1. Mental Health - The Headspace for Teens initiative is a potential game-changer for the traditional mental health industry, paving the way for alternative options in support of young people with limited access to affordable mental health healthcare.
2. Non-profit - This innovation encourages more non-profits to initiate or participate in partnerships with businesses, especially start-ups with innovative digital health tools targeting societal issues affecting youth such as mental health.
3. Digital Health - The Headspace for Teens initiative has opened up a new market opportunity for startups to develop tech-based mental health solutions to serve the growing number of teens and young adults who need such services, opening up disruptive innovations that can revolutionize healthcare.