Overview

Our team picked the Track 2: Health & Lifestyle prompt because we wanted to build a tool that can assist students in de-stressing without making them feel overwhelmed or burdened by what they are going through.

Our app, Main Squeeze, was designed with the intention of being exactly what the name implies. A friend or companion that is there when you need someone to talk to about your ups, downs, and everything in between.

Team:

Jessica Mei

Krishelle Diaz

Toan Le

Juliana Viado

Tools:

Figma

Google Survey

Adobe Illustrator

User Research

We gathered 80 responses from our Google Survey & from our results, we found that:

• Many participants expressed worry and anxiety to reach out for support or talk to someone about their feelings
• Most people found it easier to open up to new people based on similarities in interests and backgrounds
• 62.4% of participants found it useful to talk to someone when experiencing hard times

From the results gathered, we crafted a problem statement that tried to address fears and stigma surrounding mental health.

Problem Statement

As midterms season come upon us, we probably hear the phrase “I’m stressed” countless times a day. It is quite common for people to express going through stressful times, but we seldom hear about how they cope with the things that they are experiencing.

How might we make an app that de-stigmatizes expressing one's thoughts and feelings by encouraging enjoyable conversations to improve students' mental health?