7 Cups
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Type of site | Emotional support website |
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Available in | 32 languages |
Owner | Glen Moriarty |
URL | www |
Commercial | Yes |
Launched | July 7, 2013 |
Current status | Online |
7 Cups (formerly called 7 Cups of Tea) is an online platform that provides counseling and therapy. The site connects users to "listeners", who have been trained in active listening, via anonymous text or voice chats.[1][2][3] The site features distinct groups for adolescent minors and adults over the age of eighteen.[4]
The website derives its name from the eponymous poem by the 9th-century Chinese poet Lu Tong. It is a Y Combinator startup founded by psychologist Glen Moriarty in July 2013.[1]
References
- ^ a b Shu, Catherine. "Y Combinator Startup 7 Cups Of Tea Connects People In Need Of Emotional Support With Trained Listeners". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ "7 Cups of Tea provides 24/7 emotional support". USA TODAY College. 2015-01-23. Archived from the original on 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ "Stressed-Out Startup Founders Find Support Online". KQED Future of You. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- ^ Carpenter, Dakota. "Free app provides emotional support for students". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- Digital Peer-Support Platform (7Cups) as an Adjunct Treatment for Women With Postpartum Depression: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy Study - US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health