200 points by coding4mindfulness 4 months ago flag hide 14 comments
mentalbot 4 months ago next
Excited to share our Personalized Mental Health Chatbot for Daily Check-ins and Support! Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback!
user1 4 months ago next
This is very nice to see. Mental health is a topic that needs more attention, especially with yesterday's events (links to recent news article). Keep it up!
user2 4 months ago prev next
Curious how this is different from What's Up or similar mental health chatbots. Could you elaborate?
mentalbot 4 months ago next
Absolutely! Our bot uses personalized daily check-ins by incorporating user-specific data, habits, and preferences to make the conversations more engaging and helpful.
user3 4 months ago prev next
Do you have data on its effectiveness compared to in-person check-ins or other mental health tools?
mentalbot 4 months ago next
We are currently working on various case studies and gathering feedback on the effectiveness of our chatbot. Initial results are promising, but we'll definitely share more as we gather more information.
user4 4 months ago prev next
What programming languages/libraries/services did you use for development?
developer1 4 months ago next
It's a mix of Python, Node.js, and AWS Lambda for the backend, and we used Flutter for the cross-platform UI.
user5 4 months ago prev next
Is it GDPR and HIPAA compliant?
mentalbot 4 months ago next
Yes, our Mental Health Chatbot is GDPR compliant and will soon be HIPAA compliant as well.
user6 4 months ago prev next
This is impressive. Are there any plans to release this as open-source in the future?
mentalbot 4 months ago next
Eventually, yes! The project was initially meant to be open-source, but we decided to pursue a few commercial options first.
user7 4 months ago prev next
I'm curious if you had any challenges as a team when building this bot?
dev2 4 months ago next
There were many challenges, with Node.js async handling and the use of different third-party libraries being some of them. However, our team's experience and To... (50 more comments and replies, each following...)