In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, Alongside will be releasing Pulling Back the Curtain on Youth Mental Health — a new report summarizing key findings about what factors are contributing to the teen mental health crisis, based on data from the chats teens engage in on our app.

Join Alongside CEO Jay Goyal and Dr. Friis, Head of Mental Health, at the webinar as they share key findings and discuss recommendations and takeaways.

Sign up for the webinar on May 8 to be among the first to receive the report.

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Meet Your Hosts

Jay Goyal
Founder, CEO
Dr. Elsa Friis, Ph.D.
Head of Mental Health

Current CEO of Alongside, combatting the adolescent mental health crisis with cofounders Scott Freschet and Anish Mehta. Previously CEO and founder of Seattle-based curriculum platform Actively Learn, which was acquired in 2018 by Achieve3000 and is now owned by McGraw Hill. He has experience and education working at Microsoft, graduating from Duke University in Economics & Public Policy, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

A licensed psychologist, researcher, and behavioral health advocate who specializes in utilizing technology to expand access to youth mental health support. She received her MS in Global Health and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Duke University and has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles. She specializes in family-based approaches to treating anxiety, severe behavior concerns, and suicidal ideation.

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