Youth Resilience

In rural communities, too many young people are navigating stress, isolation, and mental health challenges without enough support. Care is hard to access and even harder to sustain.

AscendRural partnered with local leaders to test new approaches that meet youth where they are, piloting solutions designed to build resilience, expand care, and support the people who support them.

Status

4. Implement ⬅

Launch, support, and learn in real time.
5. Report

Turn results into insights that scale impact.
1. Discovery

Listen first. Ground in community needs and rural insight.
2. Recruit

Source the right partners -- technology and community.
3. Accelerate

Prepare, align, and design for pilot success in a four-week Accelerator.

Technology companies

CTC offers state-of-the-art technology to homes and businesses in Central Minnesota.

Community collaborators

CentraCare - Long Prairie Clinic provides a variety of visiting specialty services, onsite lab and imaging services, in addition to physical, occupational and speech therapy services.

“I love AscendRural’s approach to co-developing solutions: Their focus on learning from these communities and iterating throughout the pilot process is exciting to see. We’re so grateful to have this opportunity so early on in our solution’s development”

— Mallika Pajjuri, Co-founder and CEO, PsycheCare

Insights

Youth Resilience Pilot Report

Learn more about the Youth Resilience in Rural Communities: 90-Day Pilot Report.

Read the Pilot Report
Disparities in Rural Mental Health

Disparities in Rural Mental Health: The Case for Innovative Solutions

Read the whitepaper
AscendRural aims to bridge the gap between innovation and central Minnesota

Community leaders, technology partners tackle rural-focused challenges

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