Sukrit

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Inspiration

Mental health struggles in academic environments often remain invisible until they reach a breaking point. Students deal with academic pressure, loneliness, and burnout, but hesitate to seek help due to stigma or fear of judgment. At the same time, teachers and counsellor who are expected to support others face emotional fatigue themselves, with little structured support available to them.

We were inspired by the need for a platform that treats mental wellness as a shared responsibility of the entire academic ecosystem, not just an individual problem. We wanted to build something that feels safe, private, and empathetic, while still enabling institutions to understand overall well-being trends without invading personal privacy.

This motivation led to Sukrit where emotion meets understanding.

What it does

Sukrit is a privacy-first digital mental wellness platform for academic communities.

It enables:

• Role-based access for institutes, students, teachers, and counsellors
  
• Confidential chat between students and counsellors
  
• Wellness tracking and visualization of mental health trends
  
• Institute-level management of users and counselling sessions
  
• Secure handling of sensitive data with anonymized insights
  

The platform focuses on early support, stigma-free access, and ethical data usage, ensuring users feel supported without feeling monitored.

How we built it

• Framework: Next.js 14 (App Router) for modern full-stack development
  
• Database: MongoDB with Mongoose for flexible data modeling
  
• Authentication: JWT-based authentication with bcryptjs
  
• Styling: Tailwind CSS for a clean, responsive, and accessible UI
  
• Charts: Recharts for wellness data visualization
  
• Architecture: Modular API routes for authentication, chat, institute management, and analytics
  

The system is designed with a clear separation of concerns, making it scalable and easier to maintain.

Challenges we ran into

• Handling sensitive mental health data responsibly while maintaining usability
  
• Balancing user privacy with meaningful institutional insights
  
• Designing an interface that feels safe and non-clinical
  
• Managing multiple user roles with different access levels
  
• Building trust through both technical and design decisions
  

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• Implemented a multi-role authentication system for academic institutions
  
• Built a confidential internal chat system between students and counsellors
  
• Designed institute dashboards with fully anonymous wellness analytics
  
• Prioritized ethical design and privacy-first architecture
  
• Integrated wellness tracking with clear data visualization
  

What we learned

• Trust is more important than feature count in mental health platforms
  
• Privacy-first design must be built into the system from the start
  
• Teachers and counsellors also need mental wellness support
  
• Clear role separation simplifies security and user experience
  
• Small design decisions can significantly impact emotional comfort
  

What's next for Sukrit

• Advanced wellness analytics and long-term trend analysis
  
• Improved counsellor workflows and session management
  
• Scaling the platform to support multiple institutions
  
• Integration with external mental health resources and helplines
  
• Continuous refinement of privacy, security, and user experience
  

Built With

• bcryptjs
• javascript
• jwt
• mongodb
• mongoose
• next.js
• react.js
• tailwind