bold idea
Improve mental health outcomes for students of color in the United States by providing affordable, culturally responsive AI prevention tools that reach students before they experience a crisis.
organization overview
Psyflo closes the gap in youth mental health by bringing preventative care directly to students in under-resourced schools. Psyflo uses AI to deliver daily wellness check-ins that detect early warning signs and provide immediate coping support, while alerting counselors to students in greatest need. Psyflo envisions a world where school-based mental health infrastructure is preventative, affordable, and available to every student regardless of their background.
Personal Bio
Deanna Oliver is the chief executive officer and co-founder of Psyflo, an AI-powered platform preventing youth mental health crises in under-resourced schools. Growing up in Missouri, Deanna was one of countless students navigating mental health challenges in an overwhelmed system. She founded Psyflo to build the infrastructure she never had. Deanna previously worked in health data analytics at Labcorp and Publicis Groupe and in product management and compliance at a health tech startup. She holds an MPH from New York University (NYU) and dual MS degrees from Cornell Tech. Psyflo has received funding from Cornell University, NYU, Build in Tulsa, and Visible Hands. Deanna is a Bill and Melinda Gates Scholar, TiE University winner, LaunchED Challenge finalist, and a participant in the Education Technology Accelerator program at the University of Southern California.
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