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YOU is the hub for student well-being on campus, created by Grit Digital Health in collaboration with universities to address the well-being crisis facing every student and campus.
YOU centralizes, optimizes and expands university resources and connects students with personalized content curated and vetted to help them navigate life and campus. The interactive platform – customized for both the student and the campus – takes a holistic and proactive approach to student success and well-being.
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Press Releases
October 1, 2020
Whitepaper: Launching with Impact and Efficacy in the Cal State System
Read the WhitepaperAugust 27, 2020
Grit Digital Health Introduces World's First Personalized Wellness Platform for Emergency Responders
Read the Press ReleaseJuly 14, 2020
YOU at College Introduces Expansion for Staff and Faculty, Becoming The First Comprehensive ‘Whole Campus’ Well-being Platform
Read the Press ReleaseApril 16th, 2020
Learn how YOU at college supported students with current, relevant, and evidence-based resources during COVID
Read the Case StudyApril 7, 2020
California State University Launches YOU at College Platform Across 12 Campuses in Nation’s Largest University System
Read the Press ReleaseFebruary 27, 2020
New Online Tool for Lethal Means Counseling Demonstrates Promise for Prevention of Suicide
Read the Press ReleaseJanuary 14, 2020
Stringent Privacy Protections of YOU at College Mitigate Threats To Student Confidentiality
Read the Press ReleaseSeptember 9, 2019
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to Introduce New Service to Support Student Success and Mental Health
Read the Press ReleaseJuly 10, 2019
YOU at College to Promote Well-being and Mental Health Services Tailored to Student Needs in Collaboration with The Jed Foundation.
Read the Press ReleaseMarch 11, 2019
NASPA Recognizes 'YOU@CSU' Portal with Excellence Award for Student Health, Wellness and Counseling
Read the Press ReleaseMarch 5, 2019
More Schools Addressing Demand for Mental Health Services with Innovative Tech Solution Focused on Overall Wellness
Read the Press ReleaseApril 20, 2018
Hopelab And Grit Digital Health Join Forces To Tackle The Rapid Rise Of Loneliness Affecting College-Aged Youth In The U.S.
Read the Press ReleaseJanuary 18, 2017
'YOU at College' Unveils Major Product Update to Better Serve Today's Diverse Campus Populations
Read the Press ReleaseNovember 30, 2016
Grit Digital Health Awarded NASPA and Gold Leaf Distinctions
Read the Press ReleaseSeptember 7, 2016
Student Wellness Portal Launched to Address the Well-being Crisis on Campus
Read the Press ReleaseRecent Shoutouts
YOU in the News
AdForum - "Post Election Mental Health Apps May See Download Bump; But Only Those That Engage and Provide Lasting Value"
January 28, 2021YOU at College’s CEO, Joe Conrad, outlines key components to designing a digital health experience — like the Nod app — that will set it and the user up for long-term impact and success.
Read ArticleThe Chronicle of Higher Education - "Students of Color Are Not OK. Here’s How Colleges Can Support Them."
JULY 06, 2020YOU at College’s VP and Director of Clinical Programs, Nathaan Demers, PsyD, speaks to the importance of decreasing stigma and increasing help-seeking behaviors for students in the upcoming fall semester — especially those from historically marginalized groups.
Read ArticleUniversity Business - "Tapping into student resiliency"
JUNE 11, 2020Contrary to the ‘snowflake’ label they often receive, today’s students are remarkably resilient. YOU at College’s Nathaan Demers, PsyD, VP and Director of Clinical Programs, discusses what “pain points” colleges should be aware of and responding to as students transition into the Fall 2020 semester.
Read ArticleEdsurge - "How Parents Can Talk to Students About Coronavirus Anxiety"
March 25, 2020YOU at College’s Nathaan Demers, PsyD, speaks to how a huge content effort of 30+ new coronavirus resources on the YOU platform is helping students everywhere learn how to process the hardships of this new landscape while continuing their education and prioritizing their well-being.
Read ArticleFox 31 Colorado's Best - "Man Therapy: Colorado's Best Segment"
August 29, 2019Grit Digital Health's Founder and CEO Joe Conrad joins "Colorado's Best" to discuss Man Therapy and using humor and personalized content as an upstream approach for suicide prevention.
Watch VideoPsyberguide - "Psyberguide partners with Grit Digital Health"
July 14, 2019Psyberguide and Grit Digital Health partner to bring mental health apps to the tech-savvy demographic of college students.
Read ArticleThe Denver Post - "Mental health and well-being is a critical issue on every campus"
May 22, 2019Dr. Tony Frank reflects on his legacy as President of Colorado State University and urges every campus to do more to support student well-being.
Read ArticleeCampus News - “A shift toward wellbeing to address student mental health”
April 23, 2019Dan Bureau, AVP of Student Success at the University of Memphis, shares why his campus adopted the YOU portal to connect with students before their symptoms reach a critical point.
Read ArticleFacebook Business - “Man Therapy: Increasing awareness and suicide prevention with Facebook video ads”
January 28, 2019Facebook’s case study about our 2018 social media efforts captures the power of savvy customization and tailored audience messaging for a benchmark-breaking run.
Read ArticleNASPA Leadership Exchange - “Human-Centered Design: The Key to Successful Upstream Well-Being Interventions”
January 16, 2019An end-user perspective approach allows Grit Digital Health to tailor solutions to multiple demographics.
Read ArticleVOA Learning English - “Website Helps College Students Deal with Mental Health Issues”
November 24, 2018Confronting the multifaceted challenge of student well-being takes a creative approach - including meeting students on their terms.
Read ArticleInside Higher Ed - “Colleges Use Technology to Help Students Manage Mental Health”
October 5, 2018Campus Partners weigh in on how YOU addresses mental health as just one part of academic success and well-being.
Read ArticleBroken Mom Podcast – “Understanding Your Kid at College”
September 22, 2018Amee Quiriconi interviews Dr. Nathaan Demers about challenges facing today's college students and how YOU at College is helping to support students mental well-being and success.
Read ArticleWCET Frontiers Blog – “YOU at College:
Personalizing Well-Being and Success for Every Student”
September 21, 2018
YOU at College shares how human-centered research through a public/private partnership allowed for a fresh solution to a widespread and complex challenge.
Read ArticleAPA Monitor - “Necessity Led to Inventions From These Psychologists”
April 1, 2018Nathaan Demers explains how YOU at College employs technology to go upstream and overcome limitations of the college counseling center.
Read ArticleSirius XM"Top of Mind With Julie Rose"
August 15, 2017Five years after launch, Dr. Rich Mahogany is still provocatively and proactively addressing mental health for working-age men - with the results to prove it. Grit Digital Health Founder and CEO Joe Conrad discusses Man Therapy and the strategy behind the mustache.
ListenUSA Today College“More and more students need mental health services.
But colleges struggle to keep up.”
May 4, 2017
Colleges across the country are working to adapt to growing mental health needs as demand outpaces traditional approaches.
Read ArticleHealthy Minds Network -Data Dashboards to Promote Student Health and Success
Active Minds and Healthy Minds Network white paper highlighting YOU at College's approach to utilizing data to inform comprehensive student and campus health.
September 7, 2017 Read White PaperRocky Mountain MIRECC –Reaching the Digital Native
Adam Hoffberg interviews Director of Clinical Programs Dr. Nathaan Demers to discuss Grit Digital Health’s approach to fostering mental health among digital natives.
March 6, 2017 Listen to the PodcastUniversity Business –The Hidden Crisis on Campus
Grit Digital Health's Director of Clinical Programs, Nathaan Demers, Psy.D., explains how technology can be used beyond subsidizing therapy sessions to reach otherwise silently struggling students in this piece published by University Business.
November 14, 2016 Read ArticleInside Higher Ed –A Virtual Counselor
With rising counseling center demands, online platforms like the YOU@CSU portal are helping counseling centers by going upstream to connect students to the right resources at the right time.
October 19, 2016 Read ArticleSuicide Prevention Social Media Webcast –Tech Integration in Suicide Prevention Panel
A live panel webcast on SPSMchat.com discussing the integration of digital technologies in suicide prevention featuring Nathaan Demers, Psy.D. - the Grit Digital Health Director of Clinical Programs.
September 25, 2016 Read ArticleMHealth Intelligence –Using MHealth to Connect With Students in Crisis
A demonstration of how colleges across the country including Colorado State University, are using digital health platforms like the YOU student well-being portal to help students access behavioral health services.
September 19, 2016 Read ArticleUniversity Business –Student Wellness Portal Launched
University Business's coverage of the YOU portal launch.
September 10, 2016 Read ArticleThe Collegian –Student Demand for Counseling Services Increase,
CSU Health Network Expands
An article from The Collegian at Colorado State University detailing how the counseling center is meeting student demand and leveraging the power of YOU@CSU to do so.
August 31, 2016 Read ArticleDisruptive Women in Healthcare –Finding Commonplace on Digital Spaces for Campus Well-being
YOU@CSU featured in Anne Hudgens’s post on the Disruptive Women in Health Care blog.
August 16, 2016 Read ArticleAround the Oval –Communicators with a Purpose
Announcement of the soft launch of YOU@CSU in Around the Oval, CSU’s semi-annual magazine published by the CSU Alumni Association.
Spring 2016 Read ArticleShow Your Grit
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Awards
Fast Company’s 2020 Innovation by Design Awards
Our Nod app, a joint project between Grit Digital Health and Hopelab designed to reduce the impact of loneliness on young people's well-being, was honored in Fast Company's 2020 Innovation by Design Awards as a finalist in the best designs for social good of 2020 and the best apps and games of 2020.
WCET Outstanding Work Award
YOU at College was awarded the 2018 WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) Outstanding Work Award recognizing organizations that implement exceptionally creative, technology-based solutions to contemporary challenges in higher education.
Colorado Healthcare Communicators Gold Leaf Awards
Grit Digital Health was recently honored with two awards at the Colorado Healthcare Communicators’ Gold Leaf Awards.
Grit took home a Silver Leaf Award in the website category for the YOU@CSU college student well-being portal and a Bronze Leaf Award in the category of print/digital/outdoor campaign in a single format for the “Help is Here” posters promoting the YOU portal on the CSU campus.
NASPA region IV-West Video/
Computer Software Publications Award
YOU@CSU, the premier instance of the YOU portal for a campus developed in partnership with Colorado State University, recently earned the NASPA region IV-West Video/Computer Software Publications Award.
The receipt of this award substantiates the importance and power of technology to solve the ever-present challenge of connecting with each and every student in a unique and personal way.