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Kooth USA Solutions for the Public Sector

Soluna by Kooth

Built on 25 years of service experience, designed with and for America’s youth.

Soluna is an evidence-informed digital platform that helps young people aged 13-25 build resilience and strengthen mental wellbeing through prevention-focused support. By addressing upstream risk factors such as anxiety, isolation, and unmet behavioral health needs, Soluna also functions as a primary prevention strategy, helping reduce the likelihood of early substance use initiation and progression to higher-risk behaviors. Available via mobile app and web-based platform, Soluna provides:

Self Support

Soluna’s self-support pathway empowers youth with on-demand wellbeing resources. Through journaling prompts, guided check-ins, and a library of educational content, young people can build resilience and track progress over time.

Features:

  • Resource library of 500+ pieces of evidence-informed, educational content on mental health, relationships, healthy coping skills, and more
  • Skill-building tools, including goal setting, journaling, and mood tracking for proven engagement and action-focused planning
  • Developed in collaboration with clinical experts and youth focus groups to ensure relevance and alignment with the lived experiences of young people

Together, these tools support early identification and intervention, helping address challenges before they escalate into higher-acuity behavioral health or substance use needs.

Peer Support

Soluna’s peer-support pathway is a secure, pre-moderated space for young people to connect with each other.

Features:

  • Anonymous, pre-moderated community forum designed to reduce isolation and build connection
  • Pre-moderation by trained Kooth professionals ensures appropriateness, user safety, and the highest standard of clinical governance
  • Space that fosters belonging and helps protect against challenges linked to isolation, depression, and anxiety — like substance use, self-harm, and other risky behaviors

Professional Support

When youth need someone to talk to, our Professional Support pathway provides Soluna users with direct, live access to 1:1 coaching and support with state-licensed mental health professionals and substance use counselors.

Features:

  • Access to text or video chats with live professionals to meet users where they are in their moment of need
  • Live support during evenings, weekends, and school breaks when traditional services are unavailable and young people are most likely to need it
  • Flexible options for rapid drop-in chats or scheduled sessions with specialists
  • Delivered in strict alignment with state guidelines for parental consent and safety measures to ensure trust and reassurance

Community Support

Soluna acts as a digital front door to local services that address social determinants driving mental health outcomes. Our Community Support pathway connects young people with culturally relevant, community-based support to ensure care reflects their needs and lived experiences.

  • Directory of low-cost and no-cost services like food, housing, and other resources — all localized to each user’s zip code
  • Connection to state and national crisis resources like 988

Outcomes:

Kooth’s impact is supported by one of the largest real-world datasets in digital mental health and more than a decade of independent, peer-reviewed research. Across statewide implementations and public sector partnerships, Kooth has demonstrated measurable improvements in youth wellbeing, access to care, and prevention-focused behavioral health outcomes:

  • In California, 86% of Soluna users reported feeling less alone, and 87% said the platform helped them access the mental health support they wanted.
  • Independent research from Northwestern’s Lab for Scalable Mental Health found statistically significant reductions in distress, anxiety, depression, and loneliness at one month after using Soluna, with improvements sustained at three months.
  • A study on the impact of Kooth published by the London School of Economics showed increased feelings of hope and reductions in self-harm thoughts, suicidal ideation, and psychological distress among users.
  • Economic analysis from the York Health Economic Consortium found Kooth’s prevention-focused model generated 3x short-term cost savings through reduced ER visits, hospitalizations, antidepressant use, and substance use related behaviors.

How Soluna delivers responsible, high-quality mental health support:

Clinical Governance:

  • Clinical accountability led by Chief Clinical Officer and Clinical Governance team
  • URAC-accredited for quality, safety, and clinical governance in digital behavioral health services
  • Platform-wide oversight across safeguarding, quality assurance, and digital delivery
  • Ongoing audits and alignment with professional standards and national clinical guidelines

Evidence-based Care

  • 1:1 support delivered by licensed mental health professionals and certified coaches
  • Clinicians trained in CBT, DBT, ACT, and Motivational Interviewing
  • Person-centered, strengths-based clinical care model — backed by the development of the first validated tool for measuring impact in a single support session

Safety and Risk Management

  • SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and CCPA compliant
  • Real-time risk assessment with defined escalation protocols
  • Pre-moderation of user-generated content
  • Strict identity protection ensures safe and secure experience for our users

Privacy and Ethics

  • Strong confidentiality, consent, and information-governance practices
  • Ethical, non-judgmental care standards embedded across the platform