LifeLately.
LifeLately.
Team
Eberechukwu Ojinnaka
Cameron Sigua
Chloe Chu
Faith Romero
Jade Nguyen
The mental health crisis in America has grown at a staggering rate. Mental health and wellness is a large issue for college students which has increased in recent years with 60% of students struggling with mental illnesses. With the rise of this issue, the need for alternative resources has expanded.
There is a need to change the readily available resources to meet this demand. With the rise of AI and its capabilities, it makes it the perfect resource to use for scaled solutions. But AI has its drawbacks. People do not trust the information to be accurate or secure.
Based on our survey and interviews, many people do not trust AI with concerns like privacy, transparency of how AI works, and ethical considerations. Their lack of initial trust will provide challenges in building a mental health application. Therefore, we have to take into consideration building trust within our app, such as being transparent.
They also believe that AI lacks human connection and lack training. Therefore, these factors deter college students from relying on AI for mental health advice (many survey takers said they don’t believe AI can provide good advice and have somewhat of a bias).
We decided that we should pursue a help guide for students to take better care of themselves, manage their coping mechanisms, and facilitate self-reflection.
Students to feel more confident in managing their mental health. Our solution meets the needs of our users through its convenience and accessibility. Our solution breaks down barriers to accessing local mental health resources.
This is where users can find their recent AI-generated target goal of the week along with tasks and advice. LifeLately’s AI generates personalized tasks and advice tailored to the user’s current needs based on their previous journal entries and mood snapshots.
The journal serves as a safe, supportive space for self-reflection and emotional regulation. When users want to jot down their thoughts, they can use a variety of features such as a recommended journal prompt, randomly generated prompts, or a mood snapshot — a short quiz option. We’ve also made sure to include a search bar for users to have easy access to specific things they may be looking for.
The Calendar section is where users can see an overview of their mental health journey. Here, they can easily track progress, identify patterns, and view history. Users can also go into specific day views and see their entries and snapshots.