YOU KNOW YOUR PATIENTS, WE KNOW SCREENS
Ginko is your trusted, evidence-based digital wellness guide—helping families navigate every screen scary between visits so you can focus on your patients in front of you.
Why ginko for your patients?
Technology is complex. We’re here to take it off your plate. 77% of pediatricians skip the tech talk. We’re here to change that—from in-between visit guidance to clinical trainings, Ginko's got you covered.
Backed by Clinical Evidence
Ginko is built on a structured framework that maps interventions across developmental stages (ages 3–20), allowing parents to receive timely, context-aware guidance.
All content is clinician-reviewed and grounded in behavioral health principles, neurobiological development, & family systems theory—not just shaped by educational or tech experts.
Ginko learns from user patterns (with transparency & privacy compliance) to offer adaptive suggestions—much like a clinician responding to a family’s needs.
Onboarding and guidance tailored for all ages and neurotypes—including ADHD, autism, and learning disabilities.
HIPAA-compliant escalation pathways into our vetted referral network for when digital wellness concerns require clinical intervention.
"As a psychiatrist, I was constantly triaging families via text and email—'Why is my child always on their phone?' 'Why does my ADHD kid seem addicted to screens?' There was this gap between digital dilemmas and clinical care. Parents were overwhelmed."
—Dr. Raghu Appasani, Co-Founder, Ginko
Built by clinical experts
Dr. Raghu Appasani, integrative & addiction psychiatrist and clinical professor at Icahn School of Medicine and clinical instructor at UCSF, partnered with digital wellness pioneer Larissa May to create a tool that addresses digital wellness with science behind it, Ginko.
“In a world where screens shape childhood and adolescence, every family deserves support that fits their needs. Ginko does just this - blending science with personalized advice for all ages and challenges, serving as a thoughtful ally to help parents and clinicians navigate digital chaos.”
Mental Health Therapist & Professor
“Ginko is at the cutting-edge of the digital age and family mental health. It goes beyond advising on uniform screen time limits to guide parents based on the most up-to-date research in child development and screens. I trust Ginko not just as a child & adolescent psychiatrist, but as a parent of twins, too.”
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Co-Chair of AACAP's Public Resources Committee
“As an expert in adolescent digital wellbeing, I appreciate that Ginko recognizes the digital world as a social determinant of health and takes a science-based approach to parenting advice. By equipping families with practical tools, Ginko ensures they navigate the digital world in safe and healthy ways.”
Developmental Psychologist & Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
“I partnered with Ginko for its blend of science and heart—guiding kids online while helping families find balance around screens. As both a child psychiatrist and a parent, I firmly believe Ginko offers what will be the most vital resource for family guidance around digital wellbeing.”
Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatrist
“I've seen first-hand as an addiction psychiatrist the way in which screens can contribute to poor mental health outcomes and be an addiction in and of themselves. I appreciate Ginko's preventative approach to digital wellbeing through giving parents guidance on digital dilemmas before they spiral out of control - hopefully leading to happier and healthier children and families.”
Child, Adolescent, & Adult Addiction Psychiatrist
CLINICAL FAQs
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Currently, Ginko provides broad developmental customization, but we're building add-on packs that address neurodiverse needs, trauma-informed care, and other population-specific concerns.
Our AI delivers personalized, proactive insights, helping families handle digital dilemmas with empathy and expertise. We’re here to help them navigate digital challenges together. While Ginko doesn’t provide doctors directly nor give medical advice, we let families know when they should reach out to a clinician for additional support—ensuring they get the answers they need.
Ginko is primarily a prevention tool that helps families establish healthy relationships with technology through education, parenting style guidance, and age-appropriate resources, while also offering some intervention capabilities like crisis response guides, a triage tool, and professional support connections when problems arise.
We integrate attachment theory, Erikson’s psychosocial stages, cognitive-behavioral principles, and motivational interviewing to support growth across developmental stages and digital behavior change.
No. Although we currently do not integrate directly into existing EHR/EMR systems, we will in the future.
YES. We are HIPAA compliant as we implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards across our platform to protect Protected Health Information (PHI). This includes access controls, data encryption (at rest and in transit), audit logging, secure authentication, HIPAA-compliant hosting, and Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) with third-party vendors. We do not provide clinical or medical services.
No, Ginko doesn’t provide one-on-one consultations with physicians. Instead, it offers families and clinicians evidence-based guidance, tools, and strategies to support healthy screen use and digital wellness. Built on research and clinical expertise, Ginko provides expert-informed support without replacing your child’s doctor.
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