Our Mission
To empower adolescents living with chronic conditions, grief, mental health, and other life challenges, as well as their teachers and health professionals, by connecting them through inclusive communities of support and practice. We aim to enhance knowledge and improve care, health, and well-being.
The World Health Organization’s charter drives our Mission:
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
Our programs improve lives and help youth (ages 13-23) cope with the daily challenges they may face.
We provide these services at no cost:
Private, Safe, Secure, and Moderated Communities: These enable peer-to-peer engagement to connect youth and teens facing life challenges with clinician moderators and youth mentors with lived experience to help them cope and live well.
Online Communities of Practice: These facilitate peer-to-peer engagement, knowledge exchange, education, and sharing of best practices for pediatric health care practitioners and child and youth mental health professionals.
Values
Compassion: Empathize with and care for lived experiences.
Collaboration: Partnerships and teamwork are the cornerstones of success.
Integrity: We say what we do and do what we say.
Passion: Deep belief and optimism in all we do.
Inclusion: Equitable access, diversity, and inclusion for all.
Safe space to connect
" Upopolis is a place where you can talk to people about something if you have a chronic or terminal illness, or if you are grieving a lost loved one. It is a safe space where you can learn about your condition, and meet many great people along the way."
— Kendall, 14 year old
