Alongside
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The facts
Each one read from Alongside's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access and sign-in
- Students and staff can access Alongside in a modern browser or through iOS and Android apps, and can sign in with Clever or a school-issued email address.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Activities
- Students can track moods, set goals, journal, watch mindfulness and social-skills videos, and complete personalized skill-building exercises.checked 7 Oct 2026
- AI safeguards
- Alongside says AI is not used for universal screening or to assess crisis severity; severe issues trigger a pre-written safety protocol.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Coaching
- Students can confidentially chat about challenges 24/7 and receive clinically informed techniques drawing on CBT, DBT, ACT, and mindfulness.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Compliance claim
- Alongside states that its infrastructure is COPPA- and FERPA-compliant and that student data is not sold or used to train third-party models.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Crisis response
- When student input is flagged for a severe issue, Alongside follows a standardized safety protocol; its described response can include notifying school personnel and providing links to 988.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The privacy policy lists Google, Microsoft 365, Clever, ClassLink, and direct integrations with a SIS, portal, or product dashboard as possible integrated services.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Alongside is designed to support students in grades 4–12 and offers a self-help platform for education faculty and staff.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy and compliance
- Alongside states that student data is never sold or used to train third-party models and that its infrastructure is COPPA/FERPA compliant.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product limitation
- Alongside says it is a self-help educational platform, not therapy, medical advice, treatment, or a crisis service, and that screening does not provide a diagnosis.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Alongside provides self-guided wellness tools and clinician-built coaching chats to help students navigate everyday challenges and build resilience; it states that it is not therapy.checked 7 Oct 2026
- School dashboards
- School and district dashboards report usage and the issues causing students the most distress.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Screening
- Universal mental health screeners and social-emotional competency assessments are available, and screening is described as an optional add-on.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Screening and dashboards
- The platform offers optional universal mental health screening and school and district dashboards with usage and student concern data.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The privacy policy says service data hosted on AWS is encrypted in transit and at rest using AES-256, and chat messages sent to Anthropic, Google Gemini, and OpenAI are sent without user identification and are not stored by those providers.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- For product questions and support, Alongside lists [email protected] and offers a Zoom call booking option.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Topics covered
- The product page says personalized support covers more than 50 common issues, including healthy friendships, self-esteem, and anxiety.checked 7 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Alongside is a research-backed wellness platform for K–12 schools that provides personalized coaching for students and educators.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Who it serves
- The student platform is designed for grades 4–12, and Alongside for Educators is for faculty and staff working in education.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Alongside says it was founded in 2022 as a research-backed wellness platform for K–12 schools.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2022checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms and access
- Students and staff can use Alongside in a modern browser or download its app for iOS and Android.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- The terms say a free trial of up to seven days may be offered in some cases.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Trial and pricing
- The terms say the service is offered as prepaid monthly or annual subscriptions and that some offers may include a free trial of up to seven days; no subscription price is stated there.checked 7 Oct 2026
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