Alongside vs Elomia

Alongside is a wellness platform for K–12 schools, founded in 2022, with self-guided tools and clinician-built coaching chats. Its student service is designed for grades 4–12, while Alongside for Educators offers self-help resources for faculty and staff. Students can chat confidentially about challenges 24/7 and receive clinically informed techniques drawing on CBT, DBT, ACT and mindfulness. They can track moods, set goals, journal, watch mindfulness and social-skills videos, and complete personalized exercises covering more than 50 common issues, including friendships, self-esteem and anxiety. Schools can add universal mental health screeners and social-emotional competency assessments, and school and district dashboards report usage and student concerns. For detected suicidal ideation risk, the described response can involve a standard assessment, connection to 988, notification of school personnel and safety planning. Alongside says AI is not used for universal screening or crisis-severity assessment. It is available in a browser and through iOS and Android apps. The service is self-help, not therapy, medical advice, treatment or a crisis service; screening does not provide a diagnosis.

Elomia provides AI emotional-support chat and wellbeing tools for individuals, organizations, and partner products. Individual features include mindfulness practices, mood tracking, CBT techniques, sleep-improvement strategies, and tracking for emotional patterns, triggers, coping strategies, and progress. Support is described as available 24/7 without appointments or waiting rooms. Employers can use it alongside an existing EAP with a customizable conversation engine. Private-practice features include between-session support, crisis alerts, client progress tracking, and AI-generated session insights. University offerings include native iOS and Android apps, a web application, SMS support, and portal embedding with SSO. The API supports REST, WebSocket connections, secure authentication, white-label branding, and customizable prompts and responses. A safety system flags high-risk messages and directs users to urgent help. Elomia may process sensitive health data, but says it does not sell personal data or share it for third-party advertising. The chatbot does not diagnose conditions or prescribe treatment. A free plan and 3-day trial are listed.