Healio

Inspiration

Mental health isn’t just a word—it’s a silent crisis for 1 in 4 people globally, a storm that accelerated after COVID-19 to become a $500B industry by 2030. But the true tragedy unfolds in rural areas, where:

• 65% of U.S. rural counties have zero psychiatrists
• Farmers die by suicide at 3x the national average
• Stigma forces teens to whisper about anxiety in barns instead of clinics

What it does

Healio isn’t just another mental health app—it’s AI-powered emotional first aid for communities left behind by traditional care. Here’s how it transforms lives: Core Features:

• Therapeutic Conversations(also known as "chat with me"): Its a 24/7 AI companion trained in CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed care, it detects crisis language (e.g., suicidal ideation) , Example: “I can’t go on” → Instantly connects to crisis line + shares user’s location
• Mood & Stress Tracking:- It asks the user to tell their mood by selecting few emojis , each emoji represent a different mood , below the mood/emoji selector there's an graph that lets the user to view their mood throughout the week moreover the mood that they selects , the chat would know which mood they have selected and the ai talks and guides according to that.
• Stress Self Assessment : For users who prefer introspection over conversation, Healio’s clinically validated stress assessment acts as a 10-question mirror to your mental load
• Breathing Exercise: Healio’s breathing tools blend science backed techniques with rural-friendly facility, few types of breathing techniques are provided in Healio like: ------ Box Breathing (4-4-4-4) Inhale (4s) → Hold (4s) → Exhale (4s) → Hold (4s) , Best for: Farmers during equipment breakdowns, students before exams ------ 4-7-8 Method Inhale (4s) → Hold (7s) → Exhale (8s), Use during panic attacks or sleepless nights ------ Equal Breathing (5-5) Inhale (5s) → Exhale (5s), Perfect for: Seniors or those new to breathwork ------ Extended Exhale (6-2-8) Inhale (6s) → Hold (2s) → Exhale (8s) , Proven to lower cortisol spikes after bad crop news ------ Custom Breathing Builder: Users are also provided with a feature to create their own custom breathing technique
• Crisis Support: When the user is really suicidal then they wont even talk to ai properly for the healing steps in that case , user can either click on the "Crisis Resource" button to find the nearest therapist or the ai will guide the user to that window when it feels , things are getting out of hand but as mentioned rural areas mostly there's no such help so in that case the number of suicidal helpline will be shared.
• Downloadable data: Users maintain full ownership of their mental health journey. With one click in settings, they can export the whole data , they can either read it separately or import it. ## How we built it Frontend: html, css, js for UI, Chart.js for mood tracking. Backend: Flask API, Redis caching. AI Model: Fine-tuned transformer for text analysis, crisis detection via keyword scanning. Comms & Services: OpenStreetMap API for therapist geolocation.

Challenges I ran into

As a solo founder , i had zero budget and a few days to submit, I juggled coding, design, and burnout while trying to get the api access for Google Map , forcing me to a last minute pivot to OpenStreetMap with patchy rural data, talking about the transformer architecture model , it could've been so much better but due to lack of time , i had to sort of leave the perfection

Accomplishments that i am proud of

I'm really proud of myself for bringing this problem and also providing an effective solution for it and saving lives of innocent and unaware people

What I learned

After this amazing hackathon , i learned that its definitely takes a lot of effort and even quite a bit money to create an actual value to the word , but thats not stopping me , i'll do my best to contribute more and more to the world

What's next for Healio

I would love to take Healio to the next level and take this into the market to actually help the people

Built With

• chart.js
• css
• flask
• html
• javascript
• openstreetmap
• transformer