Our Impact

“It’s been two years since I used to come to this website to share my pains and problems. Now I want to thank the person behind this screen writing to all of the disoriented youth that need help – youth that, like me, never had someone to talk to about uncomfortable topics. … If it hadn’t been for you, I would have ended my life a long time ago; however, it was here on JovenSalud.net that I learned to be proud of myself. In the past two years I have finished high school (best in class), earned a scholarship to study accounting and currently I’m also working and learning new things in my field every day.”

-Anonymous

IMPACT TO DATE

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100,866

Registered Users

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148,129

Coaching
requests

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15,267

Online
courses

89,340

Health
questionnaires

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130

Organizations
served

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87%

General
satisfaction

THE KEY IS PREVENTION

Investing in early prevention has benefits that far exceed the costs.
The question is not if we should support prevention, but rather how can we afford not to?

Prison administration

Mental health treatments

HIV treatment

Alcohol and drugs addiction recovery

TeenSmart's annual cost per teen

OUR SOCIAL ROI: $8 per $1

*annual costs to the Costa Rican government

TeenSmart’s integrated evaluation system permits us to understand how teens use, rate, and grow from our services. We are driven by their success.

OUR ONLINE COURSES CHANGE LIVES

Less bullying

Less weapon-carrying

Higher perceived self-efficacy

Healthier romantic relationships

Improved family communication

Better anger management

More use of seatbelts and helmets

Delay drinking alcohol

Read our Annual Reports

OUR VIRTUAL COACHING SAVES LIVES

Teens find what they need at JovenSalud. Thanks to our team of trained volunteers, 93% of teens feel our coaching service has had a positive impact on their life. They tell us that our coaches:

1- Make them feel supported
2- Help them analyze their problems in a non-judgmental way.
3- Empower them to believe they can solve their problem.

With your help we can reach more and more Teens at even lower cost