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title: How 5 Student Entrepreneurs Built a Mental Health Tool for Their Peers
description: Student entrepreneurs from Barrington High School addressing mental health with this business start up.
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# [How 5 Student Entrepreneurs Built a Mental Health Tool for Their Peers](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/how-5-student-entrepreneurs-built-a-mental-health-tool-for-their-peers)

 Written by [Team Communal Mind](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/author/team-communal-mind) | 09.20.21

COVID led to an increase in student mental health struggles—but this group of students banded together to help their fellow students. In 2020, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing reported that one in six children under the age of 18 experiences a mental health disorder each year. The pandemic has drastically changed the lives of high schoolers as academic institutions shifted to online or hybrid learning, leading to increased feelings of anxiety, depression, and isolation.  [(Printable article here.)](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/hubfs/Eschoolnews.How%205%20student%20entrepreneurs%20built%20a%20mental%20health%20tool%20for%20their%20peers%20-%20Copy%20of%20published%20article%20-%209-20-21.pdf)

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