Ready4life, a coaching app for young people

Ferran Benito on 24 April 2025

An anonymous coaching app designed to help young people cope with various mental health challenges

Ready4life is a free and anonymous coaching app created to help teens and young adults cope with issues like stress, substance use, or social media addiction.

After signing up, users complete a questionnaire about their emotional state and daily habits. Based on their answers, the app provides a personalized assessment that forms the foundation of their support program. A traffic light color system highlights which areas of their life may need more or less attention.

The app features a virtual coach users can chat with to get advice on various topics. It also offers the option to anonymously consult with addiction prevention experts. Ready4life handles data confidentially and anonymously, collecting only the information strictly necessary for the app to function. Additionally, the information gathered contributes to the scientific study of the prevention program.

Characteristics of innovation

Adolescence and youth, New service, Personalization of the service, User empowerment

Location

Basel (Switzerland)

Partners / Founders

The Institute for Addiction Prevention of Upper Austria, the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium Soziales, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz), Gesundheit Österreich (Health Austria), the Austrian Health Promotion Fund (Fonds Gesundes Österreich), the federal state of Upper Austria, Health Promotion Switzerland (in the French-, Italian-, and German-speaking regions), and Pathmate Technologies […]

Genesis

Ready4life is a project by Lungenliga, launched in 2016 by the Swiss Research Institute for Addiction and Health. The project is being carried out in collaboration with the Institute for Addiction Prevention of Upper Austria and with the technical implementation by Pathmate Technologies.