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Removing the fear: Cumming teens create app to improve mental health
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Charlie and Hannah Lucas, created the notOK mental health app. - photo by Alexander Popp
Have you ever needed help and didn’t quite know who to call or how to ask for it? Two Cumming teens have created a smart phone application that they hope will take the uncertainty out of asking for help in times of crisis. According to notOK app creators Charlie and Hannah Lucas, the application acts as a virtual panic button, sending five pre-selected contacts a message saying “Hey, I’m not OK. Please call me, text me, or come find me” and your last known GPS location on a map. If the pre-selected contact has the notOK app, he or she will get a notification that you aren’t OK and will be given two simple choices to message back, “Yes, I can help” or “No, I can’t help.”