How Two Teenpreneurs Are Helping People When They Are 'Not Okay'

Whether you're a teen or an adult suffering from loneliness, anxiety, depression, stress, suicidal thoughts or anything else, two teens share how their app makes immediate help just the tap of a button away.

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After developing a condition that caused then 15-year-old Hannah Lucas to faint daily, she was terrified of being alone. During one of her lowest moments, Lucas was alone in her room and contemplated self-harm. That moment made her ask herself, "What if there was a button I could press and someone would immediately know I was not okay?" She shared the idea with her brother, Charlie, and thenotOK Appwas born.

When a user opens the app and taps the notOK Button, a text message is sent to up to five pre-selected contacts that reads: "Hey, I'm not OK. Please call me, text me or come find me," along with a link to your current GPS location. You can read more about Hannah and Charlie inJessica Abo's bookUnfiltered: How To Be As Happy As You Look On Social Media.

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Jessica Abo

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Media Trainer, Keynote Speaker, and Author

JESSICA ABOis a media trainer, keynote speaker, and bestselling author who uses her 20+ years of TV news experience to help entrepreneurs, C-Suite executives, celebrities, and philanthropists share their stories with the world. An award-winning journalist, Jessica has presented all over the country including at TEDx, Facebook, Microsoft, Delta Airlines, WW, and the United Nations. She has appeared on The TODAY Show, ABC News, Access Hollywood, KTLA, CBS, and NY1 and in Forbes, Fast Company, and Women's Health. Her debut bookUnfiltered: How To Be As Happy As You Look On Social Mediasold out on its first day and empowers readers with tools they can use to take back their happiness IRL (in real life).

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