This qualitative exploratory case study explored first-generation community college students' perceptions of mental health knowledge and the use of technology to practice mindfulness and mitigate stress. Data from Likert-type surveys, semi-structured interviews, and an open-ended questionnaire were analyzed to uncover emerging themes to understand the sample population. Data analysis was completed using data triangulation. The analysis included constructing Likert-type survey answers and descriptions of semi-structured interviews and open-ended survey responses into units of meaning. Documents were imported into NVivo's 12th edition Qualitative Analysis Software for coding. The analysis uncovered seven significant themes: most mental health stigma is experienced through family and cultural community interaction, students believe talking about mental health could reduce stigma, students felt that the College did not reach out enough to students concerning mental health services, streaming services, and social media were often an escape from stress, smartphone applications are mainly sued to interact with the world around them and for entertainment, and students were willing to use digital mindfulness programs to mitigate stress. The conceptual framework included the Theory of Mind. The results suggest that first-generation students have a basic understanding of mental health and are open to using mindfulness smartphone applications to mitigate stress. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]