7 Cups EARS: Wellness Tracking description

7 Cups EARS (Effortless Assessment of Risk States) is a project of The Center for Digital Mental Health at the University of Oregon and 7 Cups.

*** Our devices have 
a lot to say about mental health. ***

Donating your digital data helps us study patterns in behavior. We’re studying data to learn how to predict a mental health crisis before it happens, so support can be sent in time.

** We’re committed to solve mental health challenges. **

The Center for Digital Mental Health is a research Center based at the University of Oregon.We research & build digital tools to improve mental health, especially amongst underserved groups & young people.

** We can use your confidential data to help everyone. **

We keep your data safe and never sell it to anyone else or use it to target you with advertising.

Our University Ethics Committee ensures that:

- You agree with how your data is used.
- We keep you and your data safe.
- Benefits of the research outweigh any risk
- You can easily opt out at any time.

** The data you donate with this app and why **

= keyboard usage (content & typing habits)
= music notifications (moods)
= photos of yourself (facial expression)
= geolocation (habits & patterns)

** Presented at the the White House as part of The Opportunity Project **

EARS was selected as part of The Opportunity Project, an initiative focused on using open data to improve the lives of American citizens.

** 7 Cups in the media **

Founded by a licensed psychologist, 7 Cups has been featured in LifeHacker (“Technology can help you find someone to chat with about your problems to, or even connect you with a professional that can offer lasting, long-term help”), Medical Daily (“Talking therapy for people on-the-go”), and TechCrunch (“One of the top 8 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer ’13 Demo Day”).

The 7 Cups: Anxiety & Stress Chat app was awarded the Stanford MedX Prize for healthcare systems design.