Australian psychological well being startup launches app


Australian psychological wellness startup Give Me 5 (GM5) on Thursday introduced its foray into the Indian market with an preliminary funding of AUD 5 million and the launch of its GM5 Beta App, selecting Hyderabad because the pilot metropolis.

Developed and examined by practising psychologists, the app goals to supply a confidential, protected and user-friendly platform for people to discover emotional wellness. The corporate has adopted an impact-over-scale method, with plans to initially onboard 500 customers who will obtain free entry in the course of the beta section.

The app’s options embrace a personalized survey device that screens customers’ psychological wants based mostly on private objectives, one-tap SOS contacts for emergencies, end-to-end encryption, plain-language steering, and a wellness security plan that acts as a private help information. Moreover, the app provides 24/7 offline entry to a person’s recognized help community.

Talking in regards to the launch, Lisa Fahey, founder and CEO mentioned, “Many Indian households wish to help one another emotionally however do not all the time know the place to start out. India as we speak stands at solely 0.75 psychiatrists and 0.7 psychologists per 100,000 inhabitants. For most people and households, emotional challenges are confronted in silence or denial, not as a result of they do not care, however as a result of assist feels inaccessible. This app offers them a Stigma-free technique to examine in and really feel supported quietly.”