FA 24 EECS 497 Team Project
Team Members:
- Zhi Cao (uniquename: zhicao)
- Yuxuan Zheng (uniquename: yxzheng)
- Qiyuan Song (uniquename: haoze)
- Haoling Pu (uniquename: phling)
- Hanxiang Zhang (uniquename: hxzhang)
BlueSpace is a mental health support platform specifically designed to address the unique challenges faced by college students, particularly international and first-year students. These students often experience feelings of isolation, academic stress, and difficulties in adjusting to a new cultural environment.
Our platform offers a variety of mental health resources tailored to help users overcome these challenges:
- Music and Movie Recommendations: Personalized suggestions to uplift users' moods and provide a sense of comfort.
- Drawing Canvas: A space for creative expression, allowing users to visually express their emotions.
- Virtual Friend Bot: A conversational bot designed to offer supportive conversations and listen to users' concerns.
- Journal: A secure and private space for users to document their thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
In addition to these features, BlueSpace provides access to university resources, such as articles, videos, and well-being activities. The platform facilitates anonymous peer conversations and social interactions through group chats and events, helping students forge new connections and feel supported.
- Multi-language support: The platform accommodates students from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds by offering content in multiple languages.
- Personalized dashboard: Tailored to users’ mental health needs, offering recommended content, well-being activities, and progress tracking.
- Chatbot interface: Users can engage with the platform’s virtual friend bot for casual or mental health support conversations.
- Calendar and event sign-up: Students can register for social events, mental health workshops, and university club activities, with personalized reminders.
- Group chat and peer support: Users can join interest-based group chats for peer support and shared experiences.
- Mental health resource library: A wide range of articles, videos, and podcasts related to mental health topics such as academic stress, cultural adjustment, and more.
- Emergency and counseling support: Easy access to emergency services and university counseling resources for students in need.
This project focuses on supporting international and first-year students who often face mental health challenges during their transition to college. BlueSpace provides a comprehensive suite of tools and resources to help users cope with these difficulties in an inclusive and supportive environment.
- Frontend: React.js
- Backend: Node.js, Express
- Database: MongoDB
- Chatbot: Botpress