Our Story
Sunny Nadolsky, a successful serial entrepreneur, founded BridgeCare when she saw first-hand, as a board member and advisor to multiple schools, the mental wellness challenges those schools, and their students faced. It became her mission to solve this mental wellness problem by giving schools and students the tools to improve students’ mental wellness and performance.
After extensive research she came to see that many schools are stranded without the resources to build a turnkey solution requiring gathering data to identify students’ mental health needs, building the right tools to engage those students, and staff the necessary counselors and coaches to meet the students’ daily needs in the moment. And students, especially teenagers, tempted by the countless distractions of modern life encounter significant challenges in maintaining a balanced mental wellness, often resulting in stress, anxiety and serious impact on their academic performance.
High school presents formidable challenges for students, parents, and educational institutions alike. Not only are students burdened with a rigorous academic workload, but they also grapple with the stress of adapting to a new learning environment, determining their academic path, managing extracurricular commitments, fostering relationships, and exploring personal interests. Moreover, this phase marks a complex emotional journey as adolescents transition into young adulthood. Consequently, a staggering 76% of students in this age group report feeling overwhelmed, while 57% report experiencing mental health issues.
Despite the array of resources available such as counselors, tutors, coaches, and therapists, schools continue to grapple with a concerning 87% completion rate. Even more concerning is that only 20% seek help. Through extensive investigation into the underlying causes, it has become evident that there is a serious gap in providing timely and proactive support for the social and emotional needs of students. However, mental health issues are merely symptomatic of deeper-rooted issues. Piecemeal assistance only serves as a temporary fix, a bandage. A proactive, system-wide approach that holistically addresses the needs of students, encompassing both their immediate needs and the underlying causes, is needed.
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BridgeCare was born to solve the challenges faced by schools and students by providing professional coaches backed by AI-augmented engagement solutions and data analytics to help schools help students achieve mental wellness and optimize their academic performance.
BridgeCare is comprised of passionate industry experts in coaching and mental health counseling. Many of us are industry experts in education, mental health, AI, and data analytics. We are committed to helping schools help students to achieve mental wellness and optimize their performance.​
Bridgecare.ai is, a proactive on-demand support system powered by AI but delivered through certified, human, coaches. The BridgeCare platform uses AI to build and maintain student profiles through proactive outreach analyzing responses to questions to home in on what the student is experiencing. Then, through interactive chats with professionally trained coaches, every student can access relevant personalized assistance. Each interaction offers immediate support and guidance when it's most needed. We facilitate connections with appropriate resources to implement interventions and ensure follow-up to resolve any lingering issues.
Our pilot programs with schools have shown significant improvement in students’ mental wellness, improved academic performance, and increased resilience.
