Inspiration We set out with the aim to help the problem of declining mental health and the increase in isolation caused by the pandemic. Many people aren't getting the support they need because they struggle to reach out to family members and ask for help and our website aims to make this easier. It ensures that users aren't becoming isolated and that they can reach out to the people close to them.
What it does Users create an account by entering their phone number and email. They then input their phone numbers and a friend's who will then receive a call at a specified time of day ensuring that they check up on their friend and that their mental health is good.
How we built it We built it using a firebase database and authenticator which stored a users details into the cloud database, it then ran alongside server code that used twilio in order to signal a text message to the friends' phone saying that they will call in 10 seconds and then it will call them, getting them to then call their friend. We also had a webpage.
Challenges we ran into We ran into an issue trying to connect the server twilio code and the firebase together in order for it to work together.
Accomplishments that we're proud of We're proud that we manage to get it working in the end and that we have developed a website that will be functional and should hopefully provide a benefit to society.
What we learned We learned how to use firebase and twilio and further improved our understanding of server side coding
What's next for Durhack2022 We would like to implement something that checks how someone is feeling so it can then send a response depending on how the user is currently feeling
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