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GOALS

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Our goal is to promote mental wellness and support emotional well-being in our campus. We wish to provide an environment that fosters emotional well-being and encourages people to prioritize their mental health. By creating such a space, individuals can learn how to manage stress, develop healthy coping mechanisms, prioritize themselves and lead more fulfilling and happy lives. In our approach, we are choosing to focus mental wellness over the vast topic of mental illness.

CHALLENGES

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Accuracy and reliability of information: Mental health is a complex and nuanced subject, so it is crucial to ensure that the information presented is accurate and reliable. It is important to stick to evidence-based research and to provide clear and concise information.

Budget Constraints: Despite being college students with a tight budget, we remain determined to create a viable product. Our resourcefulness and passion drive us to overcome financial constraints and develop an innovative solution to a real-world problem. Through efficient planning and the utilization of existing tools, we aim to make a positive impact that’s accessible to all for free, even in the face of limited resources.

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Ethical constraints: When working in mental health while feeling underqualified, ethical constraints are crucial. Recognizing limitations is essential for client safety and well-being. Upholding ethical guidelines, honesty, and transparency are key. It is important to communicate one's expertise level, referring clients to more qualified professionals when necessary.

Accessibility and inclusivity: Our product should be accessible to all individuals, regardless of their abilities, disabilities, or background. This includes catering to different languages, visual and auditory impairments, and cultural considerations.

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IDEAS

Multiple ideas have come and gone throughout this project, some stuck while others didn’t. Ideas initially swung in the broad directions of institutional versus grassroot change. We considered if we wanted to create something inanimate, provide resources to those that need it, or create something more personal, something people can cherish. We delved into conversations of if our solution should be an in person change or an if we should use the ever-growing internet as our base of operations. And so we refined and gradually our solution emerged.

Solution

The solution that could achieve our goals and that merged as many ideas as we could was to create an online community that focused on mental wellbeing. We quickly realised that the base template of a discord server was suited to our needs and we could build upon it. And so we came up with a design on paper that put all our ideas together and implemented it.

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