Our Goal
Depression is one of the most common and severely underestimated illnesses. Currently, 11.3% of women and 5.1% of men in Germany are affected by depression. In total, 8.2% of the German population experience depression within a year, which amounts to 5.3 million citizens.
On that account Mentist was born to address the concerning reality of surrounding mental health in our everyday’s life. Mentist provides easy access to compassionate support with a trusted chatbot and offers the tools utilizing various features to keep track of your important journey. Our mission is to empower those fighting with mental health issues, offering them the tools, guidance, and comforting support necessary to find their way back to a healthier, more fulfilling life and create a welcoming safe space.
The team
The team comprises four developers, each possessing unique and valuable skill sets and one supervisor guiding the team with his fullest support. To ensure optimal efficiency, the members were divided into different groups based on their individual expertise: Backend, Frontend and Rasa experts. These groups collaborated closely, providing weekly updates to one another. Whenever challenges arose, all members readily assisted each other, fostering a spirit of mutual support.
As the deadline drew nearer, the collaboration among all team members intensified, aiming for a cohesive outcome. In the final stages, all members combined their respective components to create a unified and impressive web application.
