better u provides a supportive platform in which the user can manage their well-being, focus on a positive mental outlook, reflect upon their emotional resilience, and most importantly, access various types of support, enabling the user to find something that works for them. As an app created by young people, it focuses on providing features and tools that young people actually want to engage with, that will have a lasting, beneficial impact on their well-being.
Features include:
• The journal bot: an opportunity for the user to discuss their day by reflecting and sharing thoughts privately
• Aims for the day: a section dedicated to finding ways to improve users’ physical and mental fitness
• Ellie’s story: a look into a real teenager’s journey to improving her mental health, and the progress she made with these same techniques
• Signposting section: providing support via a variety of platforms (text, online, app, virtual groups, etc.) so the user can explore what works for them
• Inspirational, positive daily affirmations with social sharing functionality
• Rewards for daily sharing or reflection and incentives to keep the user engaged