A Model That's Already Proving Itself — Now Coming Home
Soluna is new to the UK, but the approach behind it isn't. It's built on results already seen in the US, and on more than two decades of evidence from Kooth's work right here in the UK.
What's already working, in the US
Since launching in California in 2024, Soluna has become a trusted source of free, confidential mental health support for young people — and the results are showing it.
- An independent evaluation by Northwestern University's Lab for Scalable Mental Health found that Soluna users experienced significant reductions in distress within a month, with those improvements holding steady three months later.
- 95% of Soluna users say they'd recommend it to a friend.
- 97% of users said they felt heard, respected, and understood after a 1:1 support session.
- Nearly half of 1:1 support conversations happen outside typical daytime hours — proof that young people reach out on their own terms, not just when it's convenient for a service to be open.
Built on more than two decades of Kooth evidence
Soluna's approach isn't starting from scratch in the UK. It's grounded in Kooth's 25-year track record of supporting young people's mental health here, backed by more than 40 independent peer-reviewed studies and BACP accreditation as the UK's longest-standing accredited digital text chat service.
Kooth's own self-monitoring tools — the same tools young people will find inside Soluna — have already shown their value: more than 100,000 mood check-ins have been logged by over 56,000 individual service users, and UK-based research has found that young people using tools like these experience a measurable reduction in low mood.
Looking ahead
Bringing Soluna to the UK means bringing together everything that's worked so far: a model proven with young people in the US, and evidence built over two decades right here at home. We're looking forward to continuing that reach with young people across the UK.
