Designing Teen Mental-Health Friend Servers on Discord

Unique Adolescent Needs

Teens seek anonymity yet crave guidance. A safe “discord servers to make friends” environment must marry peer support with robust safeguarding.

• Age-verification quizzes
• Live 24/7 trained listener roles
• AI sentiment alerts ping human mods at self-harm keywords.

Low-pressure ice-breakers—“post a song that fits your mood”—ease shy teens into voice rooms. Weekly art prompts channel angst into creativity.

Public policy docs outline data handling and crisis escalation links to national helplines, satisfying guardian concerns.