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Sep 02, 2020

Batten Student’s Mental Health Platform Aims to Help Students and Others in Need

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Batten's Kurien Thomas (BA '21) and fellow UVA student Sasha Duckworth started a company called “Pick-Me-Up” that uses text messaging and virtual support groups to help users with their mental health.

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