Healthredesigned

76% of young people with mental health issues never get treated, 50% of all adult mental health issues begin by age 14, 1 in 5 people self harm by the age of 16. The list of obstacles facing today’s youth goes on and the statistics show it. Alleviating the harm done during these formative years and ensuring solid foundations are built for future success is a social media application. You read that right, enter: Meetwo. Developed to help empower young people ride the turbulence of being a teen, MeeTwo is a peer-to-peer support app designed to function like other social media platforms on the market. Albeit with different intentions. HealthRedesigned sits down with one of MeeTwo’s founders, Kerstyn Comley, to discuss the importance of teenage empowerment and how MeeTwo helps young people do that.