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In a recent partner showcase, hosted by The Upswing Fund, a conversation between our team and The Colorado Education Initiative focused on our Nod pilot to address the issue of loneliness among adolescent populations. Click the link below to learn more about the initial success of our work in transcreating Nod for a high school audience across eight high schools in Colorado and be sure to watch the presentation.

https://heynod.com/insights-and-events/learning-session-the-upswing-fund-partner-showcase/

Today is ! This is the day to take action on your own , as well as supporting those you love. From taking a moment for yourself, to connecting with a friend, taking action on mental health can be helpful in prioritizing your well-being longterm. Click the link below to explore how we're partnering with over 1,600 organizations to help turn into action.

https://youatcollege.com/newsroom/mental-health-action-day/

ICYMI: HUGE thanks to Denver7 for highlighting our work alongside The Colorado Education Initiative to bring our to high schoolers in Colorado. This work is integral in supporting young adult by using technology to help students build meaningful, real-life social connections.

Click the link below to watch the report and be sure to reach out to our team for more information!

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/the-opposite-of-a-social-media-app-nod-helps-students-engage-in-person

These 25 boxes of referral cards are headed to partner campuses across the country! Loneliness, isolation and depression appear more and more in 1:1 conversations on campus. We're helping Nod campus partners to meet the challenge and empower students by training folks on the forefront of student care.

Click the link in our bio for more details!

Today, on , the Nod team wants to remind you that, wherever you are in life, you matter. is a community effort and everyone has a role. Be sure to take time to prioritize by checking in with yourself and others. And if you or someone you know is struggling, be sure to connect with resources that can help. We are all in this together!

In her recent TEDx Talk, Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad from BYU speaks about her research, showing loneliness and social isolation as predictors of long-term negative health outcomes. Our Nod app was created to directly address loneliness and depression among college students by helping them build meaningful connections during school.

Watch the TEDx Talk to learn more about loneliness and imagine how Nod can help students break a cycle of disconnection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMbRWNiauNE

Is Social Disconnection Comparable to Smoking? | Julianne Holt-Lunstad | TEDxBYU Social isolation and loneliness are significant predictors of long-term health outcomes. In this talk, Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad describes the vital importan...

Alleviating anxiety with Nod After an untraditional first year at college I tried Nod, an app created for college students to promote mental health and social connections. While the app didn’t instantly fix my

Grit Receives Upswing Grant to Make Nod for High Schools | Grit Grit and CEI Receive Upswing Grant to adapt Nod - an app addressing loneliness at college - for High School Students.

We're bringing Nod to Colorado high schools! Watch the Denver7 story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IppyZ-IyVc
The Colorado Education Initiative Hopelab

"Apps are not a replacement for traditional therapy, but they can augment therapy. They can be that first level of prevention where one can start to explore whether or not they may have a mental health disorder, or simply learn some coping techniques to deal with the many stressors that we are living with nowadays," Nathaan Demers, PsyD.

In this podcast from PsychCentral.com, the team at Grit Digital Health discusses what it takes to make an effective mental health app while protecting consumers. Have a listen: https://bit.ly/3mGZozv . .
Hopelab

We are thrilled to partner with William & Mary to bring Nod to their campus. 👏

W&M ramps up student engagement, support for second semester William & Mary staff rolled out several initiatives to help students during the second semester of the academic year, including the new Nod app to help students connect with one another.