Somethings Raises $19.2M to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis Through On-Demand Peer Mentorship

When one in five high school students seriously considers suicide, the question isn’t whether mental health support exists – it’s whether teens will actually use it. Somethings just closed a $19.2M Series A after achieving something most youth mental health platforms can’t: consistent engagement. By connecting struggling teens with young adult mentors who’ve been through similar challenges, the Brooklyn startup has achieved a 65 percent reduction in depression among over 11,000 participants. Now backed by Catalio Capital, General Catalyst, and Tusk Ventures, founder Patrick Gilligan is scaling a model that replaces clinical waitlists with after-school text conversations that teens are actually excited to have.