Streamalog

Jyberland

 

Jyberland.org is a mental health organization which has no physical offices in small cities and branch offices in larger cities. It is made possible through the Streamalog smartphone app. Jyberland provides entry-level minimum wage jobs to individuals (called members) living with serious mental illness. Volunteers are recruited to train the members, and employers are recruited to provide the job opportunities. Every volunteer must be on call at least 3 days a month. Whenever a member calls in sick, a volunteer who is on call is expected to fill in for that member. A notifier on the member's phone is activated 60 minutes prior to the beginning of their shift. The member is expected to click on yes or no, depending on whether the member intends to work that shift or call in sick. Clicking on no gives the member the option to chat with the volunteer on call. At the beginning of each calendar month, a work schedule for that month is created for all the members and volunteers. Streamalog (based on Jyalog and Jyatags) is used to coordinate the activities of the volunteers and members. Apart from the volunteers, Jyberland is staffed entirely by individuals living with serious or not-so-serious mental illness.