The MilTeenChatTM App is the first-ever app focused on building coping skills, resilience, and peer-to-peer support among military teens of Active Duty, National Guard, Reserve and Veterans. This app allows teens to connect in a secured network to 1. Create a profile to share who they are, where they have been stationed and their special interests, 2. Share stories about what they are doing, what their experiences have been, connect with other military teens, share knowledge, create groups, post pictures and/or direct message with friends, and 3. Search resources to find support tools related to moving, going to a new school, experiencing deployment, separation, transitions, challenges with living a military lifestyle and peer-to-peer support.
Fact Sheet
- Over two million American children have experienced parent deployment at least once since 2001
- 16.7% of military children aged 12-17 had at least one major depressive episode in the past year
- Military children can be resilient when they are given the right tools; they understand the importance of flexibility in dealing with stresses related to the changing military environment
MilTeenChat™ was created by the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and the Center for Military Medicine Research and in partnership with the Military Childrens Collaborative Group, Pt Pal, Bark Technologies, and military teens themselves! The app is funded by the Infinite Hero Foundation.
For more information, please visit the MilTeenChat™ site or send us a message at info@ptpal.com.