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A client engages with a BrainHealth coach using the Charisma digital health platform.

In early 2024, the center began expanding Charisma Virtual Social Coaching through a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The new, easy-to-use platform offers seamless access to Charisma, the capacity to scale with population size, and even perks for coaches.

Charisma’s Next Level: BrainHealth and AWS Use AI and Gametech to Boost Social Coaching

BrainHealth researchers Dr. Jacquelyn Gamino and Maria Johnson reflect on how environment and social connections play a critical role in the adolescent brain on Perspectives Matter.

The teen years are an incredibly important time for fostering critical thinking, reasoning and socio-emotional skills. Dr. Jacquelyn Gamino and Maria Johnson share what today's brain science reveals about the unique needs of the adolescent brain and its critical role in brain development.

Building Healthy Teens

Maria Johnson and Aaron Tate share the latest on Charisma Virtual Social Coaching, including the addition of generative AI capabilities to significantly scale reach and impact of this transformative program. To date, 90% of participants have reported gains in recognizing and managing emotions.

BrainHealth Helps Mental Health Patients Develop Social Skills Using Virtual Coaching

A Charisma participant plays engages with the program on their laptop.

Charisma Virtual Social Coaching finds itself at a turning point amid BrainHealth's 25th anniversary. Partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the program begins a global expansion to empower more people, including those with autism or social anxiety, to navigate tricky real-life interactions.

Teaming With AWS To Grow Charisma Using Generative AI and Cloud Gaming

This pilot study investigates the impact of a low immersion virtual reality (LIVR) intervention upon social skill challenges in youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or another diagnosis. Findings suggest participants experienced improved recognition of emotions, social cues and self-belief following training in the LIVR environment. 

Charisma Virtual Social Training: A Digital Health Platform and Protocol

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Recent research at the center demonstrates the power of combining Charisma™, a virtual platform, with live coaching to help students enhance their social skills and confidence in a low-risk environment.

Virtual Training Helps Underserved Middle Schoolers Hone Social Skills

Train teachers to share brain-based strategies that promote critical thinking, collaboration, and pro-social behavior among students in grades 3-12.

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