Our product is being directed towards Columbus Tustin Middle School Students. More specifically students who are feeling that they need help or assistance but are not comfortable with asking adults for help.

We are geared toward students who are insecure, might feel alone, or struggle with opening up to others. They might be students who don’t have many friends or want to expand their friend group. We might address incoming sixth graders as a more advanced version of WEB.

We will target 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.

How are they affected by the problem?
Students feel like they need to hide. They do not feel accepted and/or welcome.

What are their challenges: financial, social, health, mental, disabilities, etc.?
We are trying to address students who are at a personal disadvantage. These are students who want to improve their self esteem, grades, mental health and overall mental wellbeing and state of mind but don’t want to go to traditional therapy or do not have the resources to do so or do not know what they can do. 

11. Contact organizations for help in making a program for CT’s mental health 

How are things at CT without our product/idea?

Students at CT are being affected by mental health. Over 35% of students interviewed said they know someone with a mental disability and over 85% of students interviewed said they think children are being affected by mental health issues in school. One student who responded explained that they suffer from depression and it “affects how I think and feel about myself and what I do”. When asked would they see a group of students their age, or high schoolers, they 77.8% responded yes. However only 67.9% said they would go to speak to a counselor. Students may have responded more positively to the option of students their age because these students may be able to bond or find something in common. When asked if they personally would participate in “a program to help students with grades making friends, and mental health?”, 85.7% of students said yes.

Many students believed the source of their mental suffering was from the amount of stress put on them. They believe that by having counselors to guide them, and allow them to express themselves may help with them speaking and opening up about their problems.

Right now over 30% of students said they would not speak to a counselor if they are suffering. However many said they would speak to students their age. Without our program in place various students do not feel they trust the counselors enough to fully open up about their problems. By bonding with students our age we have the opportunity to help students connect with one another and gain trust.

Wells Fargo is willing to give certain California Grant's. What is needed is the general location of where you would like the money to be donated, such as Orange County in our case. These grants are directed towards educational programs. Our program we are trying to set up is education based due to the fact that it would improve students test scores and their attitudes. 

My name is (Name) and I am a student at Columbus Tustin Middle School. Along with some other students, I have noticed much of the student body has been impacted by mental health issues. In a survey we conducted, we found that 88.9% of our student body feels that children are affected by mental health issues. 

Due to this alarmingly high figure, we were motivated to find a solution for this problem. After researching, we designed an app that could be used on the student’s iPads. Our group has worked extensively to create a prototype of an app to help students deal with issues such as anxiety, depression, and sleep deprivation. With all your help, we would like to create a fully functional app and grow our to accommodate for other difficulties students are facing. 

We would like to invite you to hear more about our idea at the Columbus Tustin Middle School Open House night on Wednesday, April 3rd from 6:45 to 7:15 PM.

We hope to be able to collaborate with you in the future. 

Sincerely,

(Name)

Is there a company or an organization who could fund your product and make it a reality? 

We know company’s like Wells Fargo, Providence Community Services etc... who are willing the fund our app project. The Providence Community Services is a mean tall health clinic who is known for investing in non-profit companys. 

Is there a company or organization who could partner with CT to get your program running?

The investors listed above will help us get our app kickstarted. When we have money, we will actually be able to develop an app and have the freatured that we’ve designed.