how it works
Take a Tour with Ava & Kiwi
Our teen adviser Ava is ready to give you an up-close look at the Alongside app. Watch her video and then try it out with a free demo account (work email required).
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Self-resilience activities and exercises
Students can track their mood, set goals to address issues, journal, and watch mindfulness and social skill-building videos.
Videos & Journaling
Doctoral clinicians and teen advisors create and curate videos and prompts to help students navigate challenges.
Goals & Badges
Personalized skill-building exercises for specific topics help teens become more resilient.
Mood Tracker
Daily check-in empowers students to track their mental health and mood throughout the year.
Administrator-facing features
Severe Issue Escalation and Safety Protocol
Suicidal ideation (SI) detection, screening and emergency response makes clinical best practices available 24/7. Alongside's safety protocols vary based on the type of severe issue.
Columbia Protocol and Safety Plan
Upon detection of SI risk, Alongside's chatbot guides students in completing the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, connects them to 988, notifies school/district personnel, and supports students in creating safety plans.
24/7 safety resources
Alongside's chatbot guides students in creating a safety plan (based on SAMHSA) that includes identifying warning signs, creating a safe environment, crisis coping strategies, and who to contact for additional support.
Notifications to school personnel
Timed in accordance to school parameters, a notification with the student's name, trigger message, screener results, and additional comments are sent via email/text.
Real-time data to measure impact and amplify counseling practices
School and district dashboards provide a constant flow of data about students' usage of Alongside, including what issues are causing the most distress.
Student feedback
Real-time feedback from students every day
School-wide issues
Identify common topics students seek help for
Feature usage
See what self-empowering exercises students like
District breakdown
Access district-wide data from all your devices
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
Hear from partnering counselors, administrators, and students
"You can ask the app just about any question"
It has an answer and if necessary it can contact the adults and counselors at your school to make sure they know what's going on.
Amber Johnson
High School Student
"Don't mess up someone else's day"
We mention it everyday on the announcement. If you're feeling grouchy... get on the app!
Takisha Jones
Principal
"Counselor in your pocket... for every single student"
As a school principal Alongside is a game changer... It provides that Tier 1 support for students to "talk to the llama" so they can express situations and topics they want to cover.
Anabel Ibarra
Principal
“A student made a suicidal outcry... throughout the conversation [in the app] she was able to fully express herself”
It's giving students the opportunity to vent. Just to say what's on their mind without someone judging them or interrupting them.
Anne Lantey
Counselor
"The app gives them coping techniques"
We've seen an 80% decrease in discipline referrals. They talk to the app and the app gives them coping techniques and not worry so much about a test...
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Dr. Darren Cole
Principal
Compare today's digital solutions
Essentials
Available to all students
24/7 crisis identification
Clinical-grade intervention
Low-cost for every student
Impact
Improved disciplinary referrals
Reduced anxiety and depression
Immediate crisis relief
Additional support
36+ Native languages
Skill-building features
Continuous support (same provider)
School-sanctioned teletherapy companies
varies by provider
Human chat-based coaching
varies by provider
Alongside
37% less referrals