The Mental Wellness Association

Our mission is to help those who face mental hardship and struggles for people who face depression. The goal of this organization is to reach out to victims who face mental illnesses in an attempt to prevent suicide. At the Mental Wellness Association we aim to build a comfortable community where anyone can come and express their personal problems or issues. Our execution strategy is to build a smartphone app to build a social network where people are all connected with an objective to heal and comfort individuals who face mental problems and struggles.

What do you think is one of the top 10 leading causes of death? Your first instincts might tell you that is it a disease borne illness like cancer or HIV, but that is not what I am here to talk to you about today. Did you know that suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the world according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention? The fact that this isn’t a physical effect but rather internal makes it even worse because there are so many opportunities to impact these victims. Why aren’t we making a great impact to drop this number? Suicide is occurring all around us. A USC student recently committed suicide on campus. What if we had a better chance to save her life? After doing research, I found that there is an average of 123 suicides per day. That is a very high number considering that our population is about 7 billion. If you google suicide prevention, the first thing that pops up is a suicide hotline phone number. This is so outdated, we live a world with smartphones, virtual, and augmented reality. Is our best option really only a phone call?

The Mental Wellness Association is an organization that will help improve suicide prevention by creating new platforms for victims. Our first venture is to create an app that connects supporters with victims to get a better outreach to individuals. People will be able to video chat or even set up meetings with people who reach out. The goal of this app is to help increase direct communication to create a strong impact on mental illness. The organization’s mission statement is that the best cure for mental illness is empathy through gaining a strong relationship with supporters and victims. This app will help bring people closer, which will lead to an open and accepting environment to help people overcome their struggles.

Moreover, this organization aims to create a community to bring individuals closer. In a world of social media, we need to bring everyone closer to one another in a method that uses modern day technology. We want to help increase our outreach. Instead of waiting for people to reach out for help, we will also be advertising our services through social media. People may not realize that there are many opportunities to reach out for help and we want to be there for them. The Mental Wellness Association aims to battle this important social problem that is greatly affecting our world.