The Government’s COVID-19 mental health package has funded a range of youth-focused mental wellbeing tools and resources in Aotearoa.

One of the projects funded is Aroha, a chatbot designed to help people cope with stress caused by the pandemic.

Jess talked to Dr Karolina Stasiak, a senior lecturer in psychological medicine at the University of Auckland about Aroha, and why it is important to provide young people and rangatahi with positive coping strategies.