We are here for you

Inspiration

We felt that mental health is something that needs to be take more serious and saw the opportunity to better help individuals in risk of suicide or with mental problems. We did some research on wait times and abandon rate on suicidepreventionlifeline.org and found that people didn't receive help because of the long wait times.

What it does

Seconds count

This application provides a better out reach than what a typical call to the national suicide lifeline would. People have experienced long wait times with the number of individuals being so high at a national level, we realized that the volume of calls is lower at a local(county or state) level but finding these phone numbers can take some time, and that's something that cant be wasted in these situations. Our application uses the geographical location of the user and using a database calls the closest suicide lifeline number

How we built it

We used Figma to prototype the app, and used HTML and CSS as a front end development.

Challenges we ran into

Finding and compiling the list of all the numbers from local districts and adding them to a database, linking that to a individuals location.

Not enough time to research potential users and futures that could be added to the application

Accomplishments that we're proud of

All members coming from different universities and being able to work together

Being able to successfully coordinate and delegate different parts of the project with trust on one another.

What we learned

Teamwork
The process to build an application
Use of Figma
Source control with a team

What's next for We are here to help

Making a database with all the local support number that you can connect with and connect that to Twilio.
Having workers and volunteers on the app that can be accessed through text and video chat 24/7 in addition to having the hotline services.
Having scheduled professional counseling services directly on the app, after initial contact if the individual requests further help.
Developing a different variation of the application specifically designed to connect veterans together.#22ADAY