We show libraries how to launch VRtality, a program that supports positive teen mental health through co-designing a virtual reality experience.
There is a joy and wonder and affordances of VR that make it especially suited to mental-health work. VR enables learning and exploring together. It is a creative and novel space for co-design."
Why Launch
a VRtality program?
Harness the
Power of
Virtual Reality (VR)
to Engage Teens
Build Real
Relationships
through
Co-Design
Support and
Destigmatize
Teen Mental Health
before a crisis
Enrich Your
Library's Value
to the
Community
Your library can create a continuum of conversation, healing, and value within your community.
WHERE to Begin
We lay out guidelines to get your teen mental health program up and running. From technology selection to assembling your VR library team and recruiting teens to facilitating co-design sessions, you can find what you need on this site.
The TEEN Experience
At the end many of them [teen co-designers] signed off with messages thanking us for having the program. It was really great to hear them be so positive about the experience."
Here's an example of a VR environment co-designed by teens in the VRtality teen mental health program at Seattle Public Library.
