MindYumm

Health Care Access

Pilot or new project, program, or initiative

Los Angelenos suffer from poor self-realization, resource awareness, and access to mental, physical, social, and spiritual support services. Over 200,000 LA youths including 36% of military-connected dependents have recorded mental health issues that affect all areas of life, including physical well-being, the ability to work and perform well in school, and to participate fully in family and community activities. MindYumm is needed to improve bio/mental metric screenings and increase awareness of and to community-based resources for all LA youth. In support of our work, Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Debra Duardo said, "... We must remove barriers to access and continue our efforts to destigmatize help-seeking around mental health. We must also recognize that physical and mental health is crucial to teaching and learning. I look forward to continuing this critical work with our partners as we strive to improve educational and life outcomes for all children."

The grant will help support the development and deployment of the MindYumm online wellness platform as it... *Activates bio-mental metric screenings for over 2500 underserved and military service-connected youth under 24 in LA. *Targets health providers for "at-risk" service users based on users' nutritional, bio, emotional, and behavioral activities *Amplifies access to nutrition and healthcare services, especially for those marginalized, uninsured, and underinsured. *Measures lasting behavioral changes in over 2500 targeted youth impacted by the mental and behavioral health system, the child welfare system, and/or the youth justice system. *Drives higher engagements with incentivized wellness and greener space challenges to 100% of its users. *Creates at least 100 opportunities to increase park access and usage with school trips and special public and nonprofit transportation services. *Increases belongingness, inclusion, and peace as users are invited to build a safer more inclusive Los Angeles community through volunteer efforts that involve green space, health, nutrition, art, recreational, and/or sports activities. *Connects and follows the interaction of users and over 500 social service and healthcare partners through MindYumms integrated platform and targeted well-being assessments. *Evolves VSSN's traditional case management and gains total health insights with the science of prevention, the art of engagement, & the power of technology working together.

Upon the success of VSSN's work, Los Angeles County will find ... *Improved quality of life for all Angelenos who live, work, worship, learn, and play within their borders-where every person is equipped to make more informed choices about accessible, healthy, available, and affordable options. *Increased opportunities for all people to be physically active and socially engaged as part of their daily routine, improving the physical and mental health of LA's citizens. *Stronger sense of inclusion and belongingness in which young Angelenos may choose to remain all their lives in their Los Angeles community because it reflects their changing lifestyles and supports their mental and physical well-being. *Lower risk of injuries, health conditions, suicide, and harmful behavior. *Added beauty to the city and county parks and public spaces. * An increase of environmental-conscious citizens who produce less plastic waste, lower carbon footprint, and consume less energy and water.

With the new technology, VSSN will define its success as it expands its capacity to offer more relevant recommendations and resources, increase response times, evaluate the effectiveness of referrals and interactions, plus track and measure the satisfaction, engagement, and success of each user and partner. As an early-stage project, VSSN has partnered with a dedicated software developer to white-labeled a product that meets our program's specifications. MindYumm will be capable of digitizing our current case management strategy which serves 3500+ Angelenos per year. MindYumm will securely collect consensual data through its total biometric screenings and total health assessments, which are translated into 26 languages. The collected data allows VSSN's team to analyze and make informed decisions about our wellness strategy. In addition, the data will help measure the success of the platform's ability to meet the user wherever they are in their journey.

Below is a list of key partners for the development and deployment of MindYumm. -LAUSD: in 'the 23-'24 school year LAUSD's JROTC units and several military groups will help identify learners and share the opportunity to register for MindYumm. -Department of Veteran Affairs: A secondary resource and contact on MindYumm for MSC persons. -Veteran Student Success Centers(VSSC) through the Department of Education 200 colleges and universities are aligned to share MindYumm in their campus' VSSC. -Wellness360 silent partner, white label wellness platform, customized services, and support required to help MindYumm deliver the best for our users.