We have been blown away by the support for our app and your efforts to get the word out to your friends, family and colleagues. After three weeks of very intense competition we are happy to announce that we are the winners of App Aid 2013.

A huge thanks to the Vodafone Foundation for $25,000 prize money on top of the matched funding. We also want to congratulate the other charities for all their hard work especially Taronga Foundation who came in a very close second.

Two Bulls and beyondblue can’t wait to start building the Check-in App and we will keep you updated on when it will be available to download for free.

Thank you again!




Thank you to all our supporters for helping us reach our goal of raising $10,000 and achieving an additional $10,000 in matched funding from Vodafone Foundation. We are overwhelmed with the support from the community and are very excited to be able to make this app a reality in 2014. All additional funds raised will help us improve the features of the app and increase the functionality. We are also hoping to finish the competition with the most number of supporters and take out the bonus $10,000 prize from Vodafone Foundation, so keep sharing this with your friends and family.



beyondblue has teamed up with Melbourne app developers Two Bulls to create a new mobile app for young people to check-in on friends and to start conversations. To bring our app to market we need your support, which will kindly be matched by the Vodafone Foundation dollar for dollar (up to $10,000).

Introducing the Check-in App: How to ask, how to listen, how to help



One in four young people aged 16-24 experience depression or anxiety, but only a quarter will talk to a health professional. We know that young people are more likely to confide in their friends when they’re having a hard time.

Checking-in about how a friend is feeling can make a real difference, but knowing the right thing to say or do can be tough.

The app guides young people in how to ask, how to listen, and how to help.

The app will assist with:

* developing a tailored, step-by-step ‘check-in’ plan

* reviewing how the conversation went, and give ideas for what to do next, especially if things got tricky

* setting reminders to follow up

* providing links to professional support

* providing words of wisdom from people who’ve done it before

* giving ideas for how to look after yourself when supporting a friend.

Nothing replaces professional support, but checking-in on a friend you are concerned about is a really important first step – and this is where the check-in app will make the difference



What can you do to help?

Get involved to bring this app to market! Share this campaign, or donate some spare change to support us raise the $10,000 required to kick-start the app’s development.

Your support will make this project a reality – our goal is to give young people the skills to support each other.

We have received seed funding through Vodafone Foundation’s App Aid to build the app prototype. Now we need to raise $10,000 to kick start the app's development. The funds raised will go directly towards building The Check-in app for both iPhone and Android. Any funds raised beyond the target amount will be used to enhance the features of the app to make it even more useful to young people.

Vodafone Foundation will match every pledge made on Pozible between 9am EDST Thursday 14 November and 5pm EDST Thursday 5 December 2013 (up to $10,000). Plus, every donation counts, no matter how big or small, as Vodafone Foundation will donate an additional $10,000 to the App Aid charity team with the highest number of individual backers at 5pm EDST Thursday 5 December 2013.

The challenge for this project is to create a safe and effective tool based on the best available evidence for what works to support young people. The app will be developed with both experts in the field, and young people, and tested prior to launch to ensure users have a tool that provides them will the assistance they require to have these conversations. The app will also outline clear pathways for emergency support in the event that a conversation triggers concerns for a person’s safety.