Maro's New App will Help Schools Screen Children with Mental Health Problems

JAKARTA - Maro, a Tennessee-based startup, has developed its first mental health support platform, Maro Parents, in 2020.

As part of the Battlefield 2022 event at TechCrunch Disturb, Maro has confirmed that it will launch its second product, Maro for Schools next week.

At this launch, the company founded by Kenzie Butera Davis aims to help schools screen students for dealing with anxiety and depression, with parental consent.

Although Maro for Schools will officially launch next week, the company says that 350 schools have signed up to screen 100,000 students in 40 states.

The program is unlikely to be free, in other words, it will be accessible via an annual subscription fee, but the company did not reveal the price.

With the upcoming launch of Maro for Schools, the platform aims to provide teachers with accessible lesson plans around mental health.

Not only that, Maro for Schools will also give teachers access to resources on sex education, drug abuse, and much more.

“We have created a platform to screen children and then refer them to a clinical team who will facilitate and provide care for the child,” Maro Chief Medical Officer Tariq Chaudry told TechCrunch.

This platform also allows teachers to get efficient communication with counselors. Here, the teacher may be the first to detect whether a child benefits from the assistance provided or not.

If you have to look back, at first Maro's party came directly to the school to help children who were dealing with mental health problems. However, this plan was discontinued due to the 2020 pandemic.

The company then decided to keep helping parents and children from home by releasing the Maro for Parents app.

The app includes a digital module and an Artificial Intelligence powered bot to help parents discuss difficult topics with their children.