STIGMA

STIGMA’s peer support mobile app allows people struggling with their mental health to easily find others who share their lived experience and get in the moment support. Members of the STIGMA community can ask for messages of hope via asynchronous text, audio, or video message. STIGMA’s AI instantly generates an offer of hope while the ask is shared with the STIGMA community. In the app, a feed of personal stories are woven in amongst the asks for hope as inspiration for community members to feel safe talking about their mental health. When members see an ask for hope that resonates with them they can offer hope to anyone by tapping a button. The STIGMA app was named by Google as 2022’s “Best App for Good” and was designed to make asking for help easier so that people get on the path to healing sooner.