Real Talk App Helps Show Teens They Are Not Alone

Real Talk crowdsources authentic teen stories on topics like puberty, bullying, and mental health. All stories are carefully screened and curated, and each is paired with a high quality online resource before being published to the app.

Benefits

Join thousands of teens who already use and love Real Talk
With totally relatable stories, you won’t feel as alone as you go through the struggles of growing up

Main Features

Use emojis to share your reactions
Search for topics that matter most to you
You can also share your own story directly in the app
Browse through stories

Primary Audience

Students
Youth / teenagers

Learn More

Will these apps change sex education?

When Planned Parenthood launched a sex education chatbot called Roo for teenagers last year, the coronavirus was nowhere in sight. The app was intended to complement what students learned in sexual health and education classes at school and to build on the work of another online Planned Parenthood service, called Chat, directed at young adults.

The Gillings Community Responds to COVID-19

The challenge that COVID-19 poses across the globe epitomizes the importance of public health education and research. At the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, students, alumni and faculty from across disciplines are working tirelessly to put learning into action in the face of a global health crisis.

Mental Health In The Time Of COVID-19

In this COVID-19 pandemic, everyone is susceptible to heightened levels of stress and fear. And for those with underlying mental health conditions, the crisis can exacerbate anxiety. While physical centers for mental health intervention, doctors offices, crisis clinics, and school counselor centers are closed, there are digital alternatives for support.

Bob Filbin

Cofounder and Chief Data Scientist

Crisis Text Line

Bob Filbin

Cofounder and Chief Data Scientist

Crisis Text Line

Texters are experiencing heightened stress, anxiety, and depression – they’re using much stronger language, like scared, terrifying, devastating, panic, and fear.

Allison Pearce,

Assistant Director of Healthy Campus Initiatives

Rowan University in Glassboro

Allison Pearce,

Assistant Director of Healthy Campus Initiatives

Rowan University in Glassboro

We use several online-based programs and sites to expand the conversation about sexual health. Text-based communication is more familiar to a lot of students, and it allows for questions to be answered in a medically accurate way. Apps and ones with texting capabilities can direct students to local resources, which is great.

Kevin Williams

National Director of Digital Products

Planned Parenthood

Kevin Williams

National Director of Digital Products

Planned Parenthood

The Covid-19 Pandemic is raising a lot of questions for young people. They are interested in ... What social distancing might mean for their sexual health.