Overview
I spent this quarter working on Wellbot, a Discord bot for facilitating peer mental health and emotional support.
Here’s the quick rundown:
Problem
- Struggling with mental health issues can be lonely
- Finding people who have gone through similar experiences can help
- It can be scary and anxiety-inducing to reach out
- People don’t always ask for help
What Wellbot Can Do
I’m aware that there are many Discord bots out there and I don’t claim that my bot is superior or is the solution that is going to solve all mental health problems. Especially since this is a solo project I has ten weeks to ideate, design, build, and test, this is very much a prototype!
- Discord bot that can be added to servers of friends, strangers, or a mix of both
- Lets people anonymously indicate to their peers that they are looking for mental health support
- Others can offer help to these requests
- Once help is offered to a request, Wellbot offers a safe and private space for the requester and offerer to chat
(Above) People can indicate that they want mental health support by sending a request to the bot
(Above) Requests are anonymously posted via the bot
(Above) Once someone offers help on a request a private channel is created
For a more detailed overview, you can watch this video. For even more detail, check out my blog posts below that!
Video
Code
To play with Wellbot for yourself, check out my Github: https://github.com/UWSocialComputing/Savanna-Project Here you can find full instructions on how to get Wellbot onto your server!
Process
Here’s a rough breakdown for the process and how long I spent on each step.
About Me
My name is Savanna and I’m a Masters student studying Computer Science at the University of Washington. My interests are in social computing, security & privacy, human-computer interaction, and mental health.
Hope you enjoy learning about Wellbot! ❤ 🤖
Posts
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G7: Digital Prototype
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G6: User Testing
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G4: Code and Design Specification
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G3: Low Fidelity Prototype
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G1: User Research
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