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Appspirin Managing student mental health Jung-Wei Chen Molly Robison Steve Weber, Advisor This Presentation Problem Evolution Findings Video Future work Problem Inspiration Depression & Intertemporal choice Problem Counseling

  1. Appspirin Managing student mental health Jung-Wei Chen Molly Robison Steve Weber, Advisor

  2. This Presentation Problem Evolution Findings Video Future work

  3. Problem

  4. Inspiration Depression & Intertemporal choice

  5. Problem Counseling Underuse Overuse Most Days Finals Week

  6. Problem Mental Health Stigma “Now, let's see what your problem “Try some pills and see which “Just shut up and deal with it.” is...” ones won't turn you into an addict.”

  7. Our goal Problem: Mental health care is serious and scary Solution: Make it as simple as taking an aspirin

  8. Evolution

  9. Evolution Scope 1: Get more people into counseling - Streamline appointment process - Improve Tang Center resources

  10. Tang Center

  11. Tang Center

  12. Tang Center

  13. Tang Center

  14. Evolution Scope 2: Surprise! You have mental health! - Increase awareness - Break down barriers to seeking help

  15. Evolution Final Scope: Stress tracking and stress- reduction techniques - Check-in with stress levels - Suggests strategies

  16. Findings

  17. Findings People are concerned about overmedication - Don't want to become dependent - Dislike idea of drugs

  18. Findings People use entertainment to de-stress - Watching videos , etc - Different people have different coping methods - Not very beneficial, but…

  19. Findings People have mixed feelings about therapy - Would support someone they knew in therapy - Reluctant to let others know if they personally had therapy

  20. Findings Stress is 'normal'

  21. Findings People aren’t sure what therapy entails - “There's lots of talking?” - “ I guess they help you solve your problems .”

  22. Findings People value mental health

  23. Video

  25. Future

  26. Future work Build out the app - Actual phone app, not web-based - Fully-functional, all features - Scalable for large populations

  27. Future work Extend to other universities - For now focus on college; may extend to high school

  28. Future work Frequent updates: keep users coming back - Reduce churn rate (retain users) - Add new content such as strategies, information/resources

  29. Future Work Easing in and graduating users - Start with familiar activities - Suggest more therapeutic strategies - Help users make these decisions on their own

  30. Future work Pilot test Have a group of students use app for at least a month, then gather results of how well it actually works

  31. Future work Context Awareness & Wearables - Catch you on the way down - Warn you in precarious situations

  32. Questions?

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