ANIMUS

The challenge

A lot has been learned over the past few months here at Tilburg University, specifically during this pandemic (Covid 19). Of the many challenges, depression has been at the top of the list, if not for many students then for us, especially as an International students. Someone would suggest that it is normal to experience such time when you move to a new environment. Agreed, but there is something we think that is lacking and this CHALLENGE is going to help close the gap especially for the entire Tilburg University family, we believe. Now, the idea is to build a social media ( just like Facebook, Instagram, Tender, and so on) App but the purpose of helping students with anxiety, depression, stress and loneliness. this app will serve as a conduit upon which students can get in contact with therapists in close close proximity. Also, as a means to curb the gap of anxiety, depression, stress and loneliness, this app will help student link up to meet-and-great. With this, we envision having a reduction in depression, anxiety and other related issues that lead to suicide and other related crimes. Besides crimes, we are optimistic that it will result to better academic results. As a start up, this project will start at Tilburg University since we are already students here; which gives us a better understanding of the situation on ground.

The solution

The purpose for this project is to help reduce the issue of anxiety, depression, stress and loneliness.