STRIVE B.A. PROJECT
Strive is an application for students and young adults struggling with mental health issues. The application offers personalized tips and psychological education on topics such as therapy and self-care. The goal of Strive is to provide acute help in dire situations, pass the time while waiting for therapy, and guide the user on the way to self-improvement.
THE PROBLEM
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In our society we don't like to talk about mental illness. Even though communication on this topic has become much more open over the years, alot of people are still facing a feeling of shame when talking about their struggles. Due to this lack of communication alot of young people are not aware of the steps they can take towards betterment or how to find a therapist to help.
With our Bachelor's thesis we attempted to tackle some of these issues and provide a solution to educate affected people on psychological topics and help them through their daily struggles.
ONBOARDING
In the onboarding user begin to set up their profile by answering a few questions related to their mental health. Every mental illness is different so we wanted to make sure to provide information for every individual need.
SUPPORT BUDDY
The buddy is used to track your daily mood and thoughts. According to your emotions your buddy will offer you a range of exercises to choose from as well as suggestions to help you in your current situation.
PSYCHOLOGICAL
EDUCATION
There are different topics you can explore:
Self-care tips, types of mental illness, types of therapy, how to get therapy and media recommendations.
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The start page of this portion will be pre-filtered to the issues you have selected in your daily mood tracking to get you the support you need, as fast as possible.
PROFILE
REPORTS
Through reports of other users you can gain a direct insight into therapy, how it works and how it has helped other people with similar problems.
MOOD OVERVIEW
The moods you have tracked in your buddy will be collected in this overview. Users have the option to display a daily, weekly or monthly view. Every day has the detailed information you have entered as well as insights on why you might be feeling this way.
PROFILE
In the profile users can change their personal information as well as the attributes selected in the onboarding.
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In the profile users can also easily access the support hotlines if they need serious help. As a last option in the profile you can view information about our plattform and learn how Strive operates and handles sensitive user information.
