The Problem

Youth are underserved and not getting the care they need.


  • 20% of US youth have a diagnosed mental health disorder
  • 57% of high school females report ‘Persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness’
  • Suicide is 2nd leading cause of death among ages 10-24
  • Teens spend close to 9 hours per day on their screens, more time than sleeping, going to school.
  • Only 8,300 child psychiatrists in the US; 1 for every 1,800 children


The Parents

Parents worry and fear

  • Is my child at risk?
  • Should I be concerned?
  • What can I do?
  • Where can I go?

Mental Health Clinicians

Mental health clinicians are overwhelmed

  • No systematic collaboration with parents, schools, and doctors
  • Can't manage the demand
  • Children overlooked
  • Not enough clinicians and other resources, or not accessible to all

The Schools

Schools don't know what to do

  • On the front lines
  • Lack the resources
  • Feeling of responsibility

The Doctors

Don't have the time, resources or expertise to address mental health care needs

  • Parents go to doctors for help
  • Lack mental health expertise, information and support

I have been a child and adolescent psychiatrist for 25 years.  At my center, we cannot meet the demand for thoughtful, smart, time-intensive child and young adult evaluations. There is not one state in the country with enough child psychiatrists and psychologists.


At Synaptec, we are trying to simulate the big costly evaluation in an inexpensive, digital and easy-to-use format. We want to evaluate your children and teenagers as if they were in my Manhattan office. Our goal is to make it easy for both parents and kids to complete assessments and to create a mental health team by sharing information and monitoring with your pediatrician and your family's existing network.


I hope you will use our tools & platform to create a family conversation around mental health and the balanced use of digital technology and gaming.


- Dr. Jodi Gold


The Solution


Synaptec reduces the time it takes to a QUALITY DIAGNOSIS (by at least 50%) and

 to CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS (from an average of 21 to an average of 3 days)


Synaptec provides you with your own digital psychiatry team. We understand that your doctor needs quick & easy mental health information. You want a thoughtful, measured understanding of whether your child is struggling with mental health issues and/or actually dangerously addicted to social media or gaming. Our platform allows for multiple people to weigh in on your child's needs and helps you to figure out if you are over-reacting, under-reacting or on the right path.



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