Field notes & thinking
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Reflections on youth support, local context and the practical work of connecting people with care.
Design · May 2026
Designing for distress across languages and cultures
Distress shows up differently in every community — through body, family, spirit, and silence. How do you build technology that listens across all of it?
Safety · May 2026
What human-led, AI-assisted really means in practice
AI can support reflection, documentation, and routing. It cannot diagnose, prescribe, or close a case. We unpack where the line sits — and why it matters.
Youth · March 2026
Giving young people a low-pressure way to start
Most young people don't know how to name what they feel. A 60-second check-in can be the first honest conversation they have about it.
Care pathways · June 2026
Why a referral isn't enough: the case for tracked care pathways
A referral marks the beginning of care, not the end. Yet most systems stop measuring the moment a young person is sent on. Here's what changes when follow-through becomes visible.
Infrastructure · April 2026
Low-connectivity mental health: building for where the internet isn't
Most digital health tools assume a stable connection. Most of the world doesn't have one. Here's how we design for the gap.
Frontline · March 2026
The frontline worker's burden — and how to lighten it
Nurses, counselors, and community workers carry screening, triage, referral, and follow-up — often alone. Structure can change that.
Evidence · April 2026
Measuring care continuity, not just activity
Activity is easy to count. Outcomes are hard. We share the metrics that actually tell you whether care happened.
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