What is the name of your organization?
psyflo
What is the name of your solution?
psyflo
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Scalable Mental Health Support for K-12 Schools
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
New York, NY, USA
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
USA
What type of organization is your solution team?
For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
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What specific problem are you solving?
• Identification: Most schools lack systems for early identification for student behavioral, social, and emotional issues, and staff don’t have the capacity to intervene before behavioral incidents escalate.
• Early Intervention & Prevention: Staff spend 90% of their time supporting IEP students and managing behavioral crises—who make up just 5%–15% of the student population. The remaining students often receive no support until a behavioral incident occurs.
Why Now?
• Widening Inequities: The student-to-counselor ratio far exceeds national recommendations, and traditional mental health support models are expensive, stigmatized, or culturally disconnected. Support is often reactively triggered after major behavioral incidents that lead to suspensions or expulsions. This disproportionately harms low-income and BIPOC students, who frequently go unsupported until crisis. Black students are 9x more likely to be suspended than their peers.
• Financial Impact: Unaddressed student mental health needs lead to more behavioral incidents, suspensions, and absenteeism—directly impacting school funding by lowering Rate of Participation (ROP). With ongoing DOE budget cuts, schools urgently need cost-effective, scalable solutions that don’t rely on hiring additional support staff.
What is your solution?
Psyflo combines human connection with AI precision. Students use a mobile app to complete mood check-ins, access bite-sized behavior change SEL micro-learning content, join digital wellness challenges, and connect behavior coaches via chat or video.
a. AI-Powered: The platform’s AI-Agent tailors SEL pathways and flags risk indicators in real time. Educators use a dashboard to monitor student progress, receive smart alerts, and coordinate interventions.
Value prop: enabling schools to identify and address behavioral, social, and emotional needs early —before they escalate, disrupt learning, and place added strain on educators.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
• Customer: Serving school districts and CBOs (youth organizations) across the US, particularly districts with a high number of black and brown students that historically have limited capacity. These schools need scalable, culturally relevant solutions that fit within their budget, behavioral support systems and reduce burden on educators.
• Users:
o Students—especially those from BIPOC and low-income backgrounds, need non-stigmatizing, relatable mental health support. Our SEL content is culturally competition and 90% of coaches are identified as BIPOC.
o Educator - need real-time data, early warning systems, and accessible coaching options to prevent incidents and reduce suspensions