02/09/2026
๐ค๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐พ
Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support. And as a parent myself, that is both fascinating and slightly terrifying ๐คฏ AI is already part of young people's lives, whether we like it or not. The problem is that they can be using it for incredibly personal conversations without the safeguards, privacy and age-appropriate support that should come with that.
๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ก๐ผ๐.๐ฎ๐ถ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ
Founded by Fletcher Young, the UK-based startup is developing digital wellbeing and mental health support tools specifically for children and young people, with safeguarding, privacy and responsible technology at the heart of what theyโre building.
The platform combines AI-powered conversational support with wellbeing resources, calming activities, educational content and signposting to trusted support services. Itโs being designed with young people, parents, schools and youth organisations in mind.
๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ด๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐น.
HelpYouthNow.ai is still in its early stages, currently developing and testing the platform and building partnerships with schools, youth organisations and community groups ahead of a wider UK rollout.
As a parent, I think Fletcher has come up with a genuinely interesting idea. AI isn't going away, so finding better and safer ways for young people to use it feels like a pretty important conversation to be having.
And this is definitely one I'll be watching!
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