Comments on: OTTER app Helps reduce texting while driving hazards http://www.androidtapp.com/otter/ Android App Reviews, Android Apps, News, App Recommendations, Interviews Wed, 22 May 2013 13:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Cody Moore http://www.androidtapp.com/otter/comment-page-1/#comment-7631 Cody Moore Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:53:02 +0000 http://www.androidtapp.com/?p=9430#comment-7631 First of all, thank you for developing this important, 21st century teen app. It is an excellent approach to an important topic. We should also let you know about a nationwide nonprofit program which aims at reducing the impact of such teen texting/e-issues. You may find the program’s website at http://www.MyTtext.com . It’s a unique program that no other nonprofit in the nation is doing right now (that we can find!).

Our TText program delivers a positive daily text message for teens straight to their cell phones. The daily messages range in content from teen-related humor, to news, to positive-outcome messages designed to inform teens about risky behavioral choices (e.g. drug and alcohol use, safety issues like texting while driving, teen sex, etc.). The point is to build a virtual relationship with the teens through the daily content and then to sprinkle in like salt the healthy messages. We also have the capability to conduct surveys with the teens directly. For instance we can text them on Monday morning and ask them, “How many of your friends took a drink of alcohol this weekend?” and thus receive live behavioral data straight from the teens themselves. Parents can sign their teens up for the program for only $5/month on the website.

Anyway, just trying to get the word out about this! If you have an e-mail list or a website where you can share about this, please let me know. Would love to give you more info. about it, if you are interested.

Thanks for all you do,

Cody Moore
Executive Director
The Tree House Center for Youth, Inc.
1505 Chipeta Ave.
Grand Junction, CO 81501
http://www.TreeHouseCenter.org
970-241-8001 (o)
970-241-8016 (f)

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