Find Your Ditto - Mobile platform that connects individuals living with the same chronic illness locally for on-demand, in-person support.

Abstract

Find Your Ditto seeks to flip the traditional hospital support group structure on its head--no longer are individuals with chronic illness confined to getting support on a restricted date/time/location/topic basis. With Find Your Ditto, individuals with chronic illness can find a support system whenever and wherever they need it and begin to feel like "it's not just me." No other service for individuals with chronic illness provides an opportunity for on-demand nor in-person peer support. We are collaborating with the University of Michigan University Health Services (UHS) and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) to promote the service to University of Michigan students.