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Backpack Healthcare of Elkridge launches mental health care app for kids
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To further its mission of providing accessible, inclusive and comprehensive pediatric mental health care, Elkridge-based Backpack Healthcare has launched a bibliotherapy-based app called Hello Backpack.
This app is designed to empower young individuals, their families and caregivers with clinically backed care through mood tracking, journaling and personalized care plans.
In a landscape where nearly one in five children have a mental, emotional or behavioral health disorder, and only 20% of those children receive care, according to the CDC, the new app fills a much-needed gap in addressing the youth mental health crisis.
Hello Backpack uses interactive, developmentally appropriate workbooks featuring animated characters, stories and games. These workbooks are designed to help children identify, understand and cope with their emotional and psychological challenges, and were created by our therapists in collaboration with Emmy Award-winning writers known for their work with Disney, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street and more.
The app’s content is also informed by an intensive, eight-week study conducted in collaboration with a Maryland high school. The study focused on substance abuse in teens and provided valuable insights about the importance of early intervention.
The Hello Backpack app is available to download on the Apple App Store and Android Google Play stores.
