My Mind

An app concept that allows you to connect to a mental health and wellbeing councillor, call emergency helplines and talk to people who also suffer from mental health issues using the online forum

System architecture diagram for a mobile application. It outlines components including Referral, Support Forum, and Appointments (split into staff/admin and student areas). Arrows show flow between these components and a central database containing UserTable, ForumTable, and Appointments Table.

Flowchart showing a manual referral process for mental health support. A student encountering mental health issues is directed to iASK and iCity to find a support network, locates and fills in a referral form, which is stored in a database. The wellbeing team completes the registration, and the student is then contacted via email to book an appointment.

Simplified flowchart showing the user journey in the "My Mind" app, from experiencing mental health issues to downloading the app, filling in a referral, and attending appointments.

A detailed user flow diagram for the "My Mind" app, mapping the user journey from launch and login to appointment booking, forum access, and referral processing.

Diagram showing how the "My Mind" app and online forum interact with various data systems. It includes data flow from the app and forum to Referral Form Data, Appointments, and Emergency Contacts, all connected to their respective databases.

Launch screen of the "My Mind" app featuring a green tick icon above the app name on a purple background with copyright text at the bottom.

Simple layout of a tab bar controller for the "My Mind" app, with five tabs at the bottom: Referrals, Appointments, Forum, Account, and Contacts.

Wireframes of various "My Mind" app sections including referrals, appointments, forum, account, and emergency contacts, with example data like contact numbers and appointment types.

Wireframe mockups of appointment-related screens from a mental health app named "My Mind", showing options for requesting, confirming, cancelling, and viewing appointments with map views and date/time details.

The current BCU mental health and wellbeing service requires a lot of steps which can discourage students from reuqesting assistance.

My Mind simplifies this process and allows staff to easily manage their appointments and give the efficient support that both the university and students need.

The cuts from BCU towards the student affairs department will directly affect the current system and make it harder for students to get support.

InstitutionBirmingham City UniversityQualificationBachelor of Science with Honours in Computer ScienceGrade2:1 (66.5%)SubmittedMay 2017Products CreatediOS App View project on Gitea