Vancouver Island - BoosterBuddy, a mobile app for youth dealing with mental health challenges, has been updated to improve the game experience, through funding fromCoast Capital Savings. Users will now be able to check in multiple times per day, schedule repeating to-dos in the calendar, and participate in enhanced quests.
"Young people are more likely to experience mental illness than other age groups, and less likely to get treatment,” said Lauren Fox, Island Health Clinical Lead for BoosterBuddy. “With continued support from Coast Capital, we have improved the app to help young people manage their mental health.”
Youth aged 15 to 24 years dealing with mental health concerns can use BoosterBuddy to check in with their feelings, keep track of appointments and medications, use coping skills, and follow self-care routines. Users choose an animated ‘buddy’ who helps them through the day. The app was developed with a design team that included youth who have experiences with psychosis, anxiety, depression and other mental health challenges.Watch our BoosterBuddy video.
“基本上拥有一个微笑，有趣和聪明的卡通角色使我心情愉快，对我来说，这是一种积极的经历，”维多利亚州的大学生伊莎贝尔·斯坦伯格（Isabel Steinberg）说。“而且我认为这也使这些东西脱颖而出，因为在iPhone上播放看起来很正常。”
By 40 years of age, one in two Canadians have or have had a mental illness. The first episode usually occurs in teens or young adults, and can have lifelong negative consequences. However, many mental health challenges can be treated successfully when symptoms are recognized early.
Boosterbuddy最初是由Coast Capital Savings通过维多利亚医院基金会资助的，并与Island Health合作创建。beplay全站AppCoast Capital的最新礼物使开发人员能够以应用程序用户和精神卫生专业人员的积极反馈为基础。
“在Coast Capital Savings中，我们的社区活动支持青年，我们了解通过我们的青年获得IT社区投资计划来支持Booster Buddy等计划的重要性，” Coast Capital Savings社区领导层Wendy Lachance说。“通过支持Booster Buddy的2版，我们能够帮助青年获得服务和支持，以帮助他们管理压力，焦虑和抑郁。看到这个开创性的应用如何帮助我们社区和更远地区的年轻人，这真是令人高兴。”
版本2中的新功能：
- Check in multiple times per day;
- Schedule repeating to-dos in the calendar;
- Android medication reminder bug fix;
- 改进的任务；和
- More inclusive language
Since its release in September 2014, BoosterBuddy has been installed over 130,000 times primarily in the United States and Canada, and has been downloaded across the globe. It is available for free on the App Store and Google Play.
Download the app on the应用商店和谷歌Play.
For more information, visitBoosterBuddy.
About Coast Capital Savings:
Coast Capital Savings is Canada’s largest credit union by membership. An Imagine Canada Caring Company, the credit union invested $5.6 million into local communities in 2016, focusing on empowering and engaging youth. Named a BC Top Employer in 2017, Coast Capital is also a member of Canada's Best Managed Companies Platinum Club. It has 52 branches serving its 543,000 members in the Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island and Okanagan regions of British Columbia. Product innovations include Canada's first free chequing account from a full-service financial institution. To learn more, visitwww.coastcapitalsavings.com.
关于岛屿健康beplay全站App：
With more than 18,000 healthcare professionals and 1,900 physician partners, Island Health provides health care to over 765,000 people on Vancouver Island, the islands of the Georgia Strait, and in the mainland communities north of Powell River and south of Rivers Inlet. Committed to providing exceptional patient experience, excellence in quality and safety, community focused health care and being a great place to work, Island Health strives to provide excellent health and care for everyone, everywhere and every time. To learn more visitwww.donrkidd.com
Media contacts:
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Pamela Warkentin，媒体关系
604.517.7549,pamela.warkentin@coastcapitalsavings.com
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Meribeth Burton, Media Relations
250.519.1815,meribeth.burton@islandhealth.ca