Engage your highest risk youth with peers
Engage your highest risk youth with peers
Engage your highest risk youth with peers
Peer support for youth ages 13–26. Clinically supervised and designed to engage youth before a crisis reducing the total cost of care.
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Our Mentors
ChatGPT never went to high school. Our Mentors have.
Mentors are Certified Peer Specialists who've overcome their own mental health challenges. Every conversation is with a real human - never an AI.
Dani
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26
Depression
Jennifer
,
20
Self Confidence
Our Mentors
ChatGPT never went to high school. Our Mentors have.
Mentors are Certified Peer Specialists who've overcome their own mental health challenges. Every conversation is with a real human - never an AI.
Our Mentors
ChatGPT never went to high school. Our Mentors have.
Mentors are Certified Peer Specialists who've overcome their own mental health challenges. Every conversation is with a real human - never an AI.
Melissa
,
22
Melissa
,
22
Dating
"I became a mentor because no one should figure things out alone."
Melissa
,
22
Melissa
,
22
Dating
"I became a mentor because no one should figure things out alone."
Melissa
,
22
Melissa
,
22
Dating
"I became a mentor because no one should figure things out alone."
Melissa
,
22
Melissa
,
22
Dating
"I became a mentor because no one should figure things out alone."
How it works
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Matched with a Certified Peer Specialist
Youth get matched with a Somethings Cerfified Peer Specialist Mentor for ongoing, 1-1 support.
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Connect via App After Hours
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Connect via App After Hours
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Match
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Message
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More
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Match
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Message
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Youth Engagement
Engage high risk youth before a crisis
Community outreach and direct social media presence engage high risk youth in the moment of need, stabilizing them in the community and preventing avoidable ED admissions.
Community Outreach
Areas of help
New
Areas of help
400+ Community Partners
across behavioral health, social wellness, and more
Social Media
Areas of help
Live
Areas of help
100M views
across Tiktok/Instagram
Clinical Impact
Somethings has proven impact in a real world population
see improvements in anxiety after 2 weeks (GAD-7)¹
see improvements in depression after 2 weeks (PHQ-8)¹
1. September 2025 Somethings Outcomes Report based on changes in GAD-7 (n=421) and PHQ-8 (n=410)
Clinical Impact
Somethings has proven impact in a real world population
see improvements in anxiety after 2 weeks (GAD-7)¹
see improvements in depression after 2 weeks (PHQ-8)¹
1. September 2025 Somethings Outcomes Report based on changes in GAD-7 (n=421) and PHQ-8 (n=410)
Clinical Impact
Somethings has proven impact in a real world population
see improvements in anxiety after 2 weeks (GAD-7)¹
see improvements in depression after 2 weeks (PHQ-8)¹
1. September 2025 Somethings Outcomes Report based on changes in GAD-7 (n=421) and PHQ-8 (n=410)
Our Partners
Driving impact across States and Medicaid Plans
MCO Case Study | Illinois MCO
Areas of help
New
Areas of help
25 avg sessions
for each youth who engaged with the platform
Statewide Case Study | North Carolina
Areas of help
New
Areas of help
In under 12 months of launch…
Areas of help
11,000+
Youth serviced in 96/100 counties
Hear from our partners
Through our partnership with Somethings, we're giving our teenage and young adult members another supportive resource that is youth-friendly and tailored to their developmental needs, aligned with how young people prefer to seek assistance today.
Meridian Plan President and CEO
Our Team
Areas of help
Built by clinicians
Our clinical leaders have spent decades treating youth, leading clinical operations, and scaling care.
Areas of help
Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky
Chief Advisor
Dr. Ostrovsky, former CMO of Medicaid, is a senior operating leader and health policy expert with over a decade of experience.
Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky
Chief Advisor
Dr. Ostrovsky, former CMO of Medicaid, is a senior operating leader and health policy expert with over a decade of experience.
Amber Childs, Ph.D.
Chief Clinical Officer
Dr. Amber W. Childs is an award-winning, nationally regarded expert in youth and young adult mental health, digital innovation, data-driven care transformation and executive leadership. As a licensed clinical psychologist, with nearly 15 years of deep experience, she is on a mission to improve equity, access and mental health outcome quality for youth.
Amber Childs, Ph.D.
Chief Clinical Officer
Dr. Amber W. Childs is an award-winning, nationally regarded expert in youth and young adult mental health, digital innovation, data-driven care transformation and executive leadership. As a licensed clinical psychologist, with nearly 15 years of deep experience, she is on a mission to improve equity, access and mental health outcome quality for youth.
Nicole Lederman, LCSW
Clinical Ops
Nicole has spent her career dedicated to supporting underserved youth leaving acute care, homeless youth, and more.
Nicole Lederman, LCSW
Clinical Ops
Nicole has spent her career dedicated to supporting underserved youth leaving acute care, homeless youth, and more.
Dr. Nick Nissen, M.D.
Medical Director
Dr. Nick Nissen is a Psychiatrist from Harvard who serves as Somethings' Medical Director and is an expert in non-stimulant ADHD management, interventional psychiatry, student mental health, and more.
Dr. Nick Nissen, M.D.
Medical Director
Dr. Nick Nissen is a Psychiatrist from Harvard who serves as Somethings' Medical Director and is an expert in non-stimulant ADHD management, interventional psychiatry, student mental health, and more.
Dr. Andrey Ostrovsky
Chief Advisor
Dr. Ostrovsky, former CMO of Medicaid, is a senior operating leader and health policy expert with over a decade of experience.
Amber Childs, Ph.D.
Chief Clinical Officer
Dr. Amber W. Childs is an award-winning, nationally regarded expert in youth and young adult mental health, digital innovation, data-driven care transformation and executive leadership. As a licensed clinical psychologist, with nearly 15 years of deep experience, she is on a mission to improve equity, access and mental health outcome quality for youth.
Nicole Lederman, LCSW
Clinical Ops
Nicole has spent her career dedicated to supporting underserved youth leaving acute care, homeless youth, and more.
Dr. Nick Nissen, M.D.
Medical Director
Dr. Nick Nissen is a Psychiatrist from Harvard who serves as Somethings' Medical Director and is an expert in non-stimulant ADHD management, interventional psychiatry, student mental health, and more.
Leslie Courtney
Chief Commercial Officer
Leslie is a seasoned healthcare executive with 25 years of experience growing digital health and telehealth organizations, and is a proud mom of two teens. She’s passionate about expanding access to meaningful mental health support for young people and their families.
Patrick Gilligan
Founder & CEO
After overcoming an eating disorder, Patrick studied Product Design and Computer Science at Stanford with a focus on applications in the mental health industry.
Thousands of actual teens have found real Mentors who get it.
It's Not
Nothing
But when I found out about this app, my life changed. I have someone who is like a sister figure in my life.
A, 15
My Mentor made me realize life doesn't end over a boy and there is still more to life
C, 15
he just wants to talk to me. That is something I don't experience every day.
J, 16
I love my mentor. She is so positive and kind and she really knows what to say and when to say it.
R, 15
she's made me feel comfortable enough to have conversations about things others may say is stupid or boring.
D, 16