By Luisa Miller | Opinion
As a child it was hard balancing and understanding my emotions. One thing I remember from my childhood is the routine of seeing a guidance counselor in elementary school.
However, as I got older and continued to advance in school, the weekly routine I once had, was longer available to me. This is how I learned that my mother fell in the gray area when it came to her income. You know? Too rich for government assistance, but too poor to afford proper health care.
Luckily, I was eligible for Medicaid. However, back then, the Medicaid could only get you what is available. These doctors were not great and some even treated their jobs how high schoolers treat school. So, my mother became unmotivated in taking me to a therapist, thus leading me to have more mental health problems.
I found myself constantly streaming the internet for therapists and ways to cope with my everlasting mental health problems. Eventually, I gave up my search. In the wake of my failure, the idea of getting low-income communities access to free mental health treatment sprouted.
It was not until I started attending TCC that led me to the discovery of the WellTrack App. TCC created a free app that gives students and faculty the leisure to document and track their mental health privately at their own fingertips.
I believe that the same blueprint can be set up to help those in low-income communities, especially if this type of app is integrated not only in the schools, but jobs as well. That way, both students and employees can be more connected and active about their mental health.
