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- Many university students tried a smartphone app for mental help.
- The app gives short lessons, clear explanations and simple daily tasks.
- Users open interactive modules on the phone and answer prompts.
- Students received short text messages to support progress.
- After using the app many students felt fewer symptoms.
- The app reached students from different economic and social backgrounds.
- It is not a full replacement for campus counseling services.
- The app tries to make help easier and quicker.
Difficult words
- module — a small unit in a course or programmodules
- interactive — able to react and allow user activity
- prompt — a message that asks for a replyprompts
- symptom — a sign of illness or a problemsymptoms
- counseling — professional help for emotional or mental problems
- background — a person's economic and social situationbackgrounds
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever used an app for mental help?
- Would you try short daily tasks on an app?
- Do you prefer talking to a counselor or using an app?
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