Project — Digital Platform Design
Mental Health Platform
Reach was a concept for a platform for peer-to-peer mental health support within a university setting. My co-founders and I worked to make our vision of a community without stigma a reality.
I took charge of developing an app and as a team we worked to partner with organizations and school administration. Although this project is no longer making progress, I developed valuable experience with digital design.
After the success of our initial prototype, we took it a step further by designing an app that would have the capacity of connecting many more students, and give the option of anonymity so students would feel more comfortable. I designed the initial app prototype and took the lead on further development.
Working on Reach deepened my understanding of UX design in a high-stakes domain. Designing for mental health requires sensitivity, clarity, and trust — and every design decision had to reflect those values. I came away with a much stronger foundation in digital product design.