The disclosure gap
The problem isn't that children don't want to tell.
It's that we've never given them a way to start.
I don't know how to say it.
I'm afraid.
I don't know what's wrong.
I don't know where to begin.
The gap between something being wrong and someone knowing is where yuli begins.
The concept
A bridge to a difficult conversation.
A clickable prototype exists. No child has used yuli, and none will until clinical review has happened. This illustration shares the aim, not the product steps. The concept still needs clinical review and testing.
A beginning
Finding a way to start.
Sometimes the hardest part is saying the words out loud.
The hope
Meeting that moment with care.
A difficult conversation with a trusted adult.
yuli meets children where they are
An illustration of the aim, not a product demonstration or a guaranteed response.
The aim: connection.
yuli aims to enhance connection, not replace it
These studies inform the design; they did not test yuli. Their populations and settings also limit what can be concluded about other uses.
The design principle
Child agency is central to the design.
yuli is designed around the idea that a child should have meaningful control over how a difficult conversation begins.
- They choose who to trust.
- They decide when to reach out.
- They choose what to share.
- yuli never pressures, rewards, or punishes a child for telling.
Boundaries matter
Some things yuli will never do.
- yuli does not monitor children.
- yuli does not diagnose abuse.
- yuli does not interpret what a child means.
- yuli does not lead a child to disclose.
- yuli will never use AI to interact with children.
The goal is not to extract more information from children.
The goal is to make it safer to begin.
Help shape what comes next
The next step is careful clinical review.
yuli is seeking clinical advisors to help shape the language, adult guidance, and a first pilot.