SafeSpeak

Inspiration

Some students face challenges in reporting incidents and accessing wellness support due to concerns about privacy, fear of judgment, concern about vulnerability, and limited awareness of existing resources. These barriers often prevent students from addressing critical issues like harassment, mental health concerns, and discrimination, resulting in unreported incidents and unaddressed mental health struggles.

What it does

Our proposed solution is an anonymous platform that allows students to report incidents and connect with wellness coaches confidentially and anonymously. The platform will feature a user-friendly interface enabling students to submit reports or seek advice without revealing their identity. It will provide real-time communication with wellness coaches, secure data encryption, and feedback mechanisms to ensure privacy and trust. The platform will also integrate with existing wellness resources, allowing students to access professional support when needed.

Challenges we ran into

One of the major challenges we encountered was ensuring complete anonymity while allowing for meaningful interactions between users and wellness coaches. We had to balance confidentiality with functionality, making sure users felt safe while still receiving personalized support. Another challenge was implementing secure data encryption for both stored and in-transit data to protect user privacy. Integrating real-time communication proved difficult as we had to ensure both performance and security.