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| Name | Tales from a teenage mental health advocate | Amanda Southworth | TEDxPasadena |
| Video Uploader | Video From TEDx Talks |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 16-11-2017 14:41:52 |
| Video Discription | Fifteen-year-old Amanda Southworth, discusses how her struggle with mental illness and suicidal thoughts inspired her start coding. She used this outlet as a tool to develop apps designed to help others stop suffering in silence and find the courage to reach out and change their life. To her surprise, however, her apps not only helped others, but gave her a purpose...and a reason to stick around. Amanda Southworth is a programmer, designer, and creator of the apps, AnxietyHelper and Verena. She has been coding since she was 10 years old, and created both of her apps when she was just 15. Her apps are designed to provide safety, information, and emergency help to those who are struggling with mental illness (AnxietyHelper) or are a member of the LGBTQ+ community and need emergency support (Verena). In 2017, Amanda won the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Scholarship from Apple. She also worked with Teen Vogue to write articles about her experience at WWDC, and report live from the event. A born problem-solver, Amanda is passionate about using her privilege and experience to help those who don’t have that same privilege. She is committed to using the platform she’s growing to spread a message that (hopefully) helps others too. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx pLOagmZTWmM |
| Category | Nonprofits & Activism |
| Tags | TEDxTalks | English | Life | Depression | Hope | LGBT | Mental health | Personal growth | Social Media | Technology | Youth |
