Apps You Depend On
You know those moments when you’re hanging out with friends or family and all of a sudden you look around and everyone is on their phones, not talking or looking at each other? It...
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Do You Feel Handcuffed To Your Phone?
Do you ever feel too attached to your phone? We all get upset when our phones fall into puddles, or when we have to put our phones away during class. But some people feel super...
Realistic resolutions
New Year’s season is the time everyone’s making resolutions: drop those extra pounds, start training for that half- or full-marathon, totally nix sugar (and maybe even go full vegan or Paleo!), earn straight-As, and...
What Is “Self-Esteem,” Anyway?
Studies have found that teens today have the same level of anxiety as psychiatric patients did in the 1950s, and the difficulties of managing this anxiety can diminish healthy self-esteem, leading in turn to...
Keep Calm and Listen to White Noise
Sometimes you might want to listen to something while you’re reading, working, or trying to relax but music is too distracting. Try a “white noise” app or website! On noisy summer nights, you can...
Happy Holidays
The SOVA Project wishes you a very happy and peaceful holiday season. Do you celebrate this time of the year? If so, how? Do you have any specific family or cultural traditions that are...
Blur Your Face and Change Your Voice With This New App
The innovation of apps and social media tools to improve mental healthcare and bring it to more people has benefited many users in the past few years. One new app called Huddle came out of the...
How Facebook Tries to Prevent Suicide
Healthcare professionals and government officials have been confronting suicide for years by implementing various self-harm and suicide prevention programs. Now, social-media companies like Facebook are taking part in the fight against suicide—by using artificial intelligence (AI). Companies that run social...
How Teens Cope With Digital Stress
Teens live with their phones in their pockets, and this has created tons of entertainment for you—but it has also created stress. Teens deal with cyber-bullying, digital self-harm, fake accounts, and many other problems that can...
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