For more than 20 years, Kooth has pioneered digital mental health with the NHS in the UK, helping young people access care at their first moment of need. Now, as a core component of California’s Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), Kooth has brought that experience stateside to design and launch Soluna — the nation’s first statewide digital mental health service co-designed with youth to remove barriers, expand access, and complement existing supports.

Built through extensive co-design with 300+ California youth, Soluna reflects their insights on access, identity, and wellbeing. The Soluna Young Adult Ambassador Program extends this partnership, empowering college students to lead advocacy, events, and social campaigns that amplify youth voices statewide.

This session explores how co-created innovation and authentic youth partnership can deliver scalable, equitable, and culturally responsive care — and how public investment, technology, and lived experience can come together to change the future of youth mental health.