Open Space

Title/heading page
About us section
Support services section
Quote/motivation one
Quote/motivation two
Quotes/motivations three/four
Subscription service form
Suicide hotlines
Mental health help hotlines
Choose a group chat/community
Group chat page
Post something on a group chat
Group chat stats
Advice chat button
Chat screen widget

Inspiration

Many people struggle with mental health issues, past trauma, suicidal/intrusive thoughts, psychological disorders, etc. We wanted to create a website that would help these people find a community to talk to for support, ask for anonymous advice, and to reach out to for resources that could help them like hotlines and other websites.

What it does

The website has multiple pages. One page is for inspiration, motivation, and quotes, to help people feel better about themselves. Another page includes resources for those suffering with poor mental health. A third page leads to a group panel where the user can choose from multiple chat communities. Each group has a specific purpose, and they all allow anonymous posting on the forums, discussions, etc. We've also included a chat button/panel for users to engage and ask for help/advice from site moderators/creators.

How we built it

We used the Wix website editor for the base, and then used HTML/CSS to construct the website.

Challenges we ran into

There were some issues involving the chat feature, but we debugged them and ended up with a fully-operational chat panel.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of coming up with the group feature, as it allows users to connect with one another and get support if they don't have access to it offline.

What we learned

We learned more about HTML and web-design, as none of us were super familiar with the topic before the Hackathon. This oppurtunity has given us some useful skills that will really help us in the future.