Prioritize Accessibility
Educational aspect to help reduce mental health stigma
Social messaging/ communication to build sense of community among students
Robust therapy search directory (local)
Local health resources on campus (connected to Umich Network)
Feedback From Students on Campus (CAPS is University of Michigan's Psychological Services Resource Center)
• “I’ve heard they aren’t reliably available when needed”
• “I would like a mental health service that has more people of color as therapists and something that can be accessed with no wait”
• “CAPS is available but the wait time is problematic”
• “I wanna see someone but have heard I’ll have to go somewhere else after 2 visits anyways and I don’t wanna see someone else because my parents will see it on insurance”
ORIGINAL SKETCHES + COMPETITOR RESEARCH
Initial Prototype