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Design X Social ’22

Psych!: Managing mental health during this lockdown

Team Name:

QuaranTeam

Sector:

Wellness

Category:

Businesses & Enterprises

Country:

India

Mentor:

Vigneshwar Poojar

Team:

Shivangi Pande, Deepak Charnawat, Aishwarya Joshi, Niran Donthireddy,

Project Summary

Problem Identified

Introduction to problem - Currently, an estimated 2.6 billion people – 1/3rd of the world’s population – is living under some kind of lockdown. While many people are experiencing heightened anxiety as they cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges of life in lockdown are more complex for people with existing mental health conditions.

Design Innovation

Urgency of Problem - There is a surge in mental health issues and in the suicide rate caused by isolation, poor lifestyle patterns, and sedentary living. Deterioration of mental health during this lockdown may cause lasting effects on the individual’s psyche, even beyond the pandemic.

Impact On The Society

Problem Statement - “HOW MIGHT WE create awareness about existing mental health issues and empower people manage it during lockdown” Solution: Psych Guard IOT On connection of the Psych Guard device with the router and set-top box, you will be able to control the information you access through the Psych Guard mobile application. You will be able to: 1. Avoid information overload with COVID news on news channels, social media, etc through the safeguard feature 2. Fact check the information forwarded through messages and avoid the spread of news without any authentic source. 3. Filter a collection of positive news to help relax your state of mind 4. Give consent before viewing posts containing sensitive topics 5. Application helps protect your mental state to avoid panic, paranoia and undue distress. Control over the news can reduce stress levels, authentication of news can help reduce panic/ paranoia and irrational fear, and having the option to view good news can be a great relax-or which would in-return stimulate the parasympathetic autonomic nervous system to regulate hormones and even strengthen immunity. In these times immunity is our only weapon against the Coronavirus, so a healthy mind is important to stay safe from COVID!

Project Presentation

Project Team

Shivangi Pande

Professional

India

Deepak Charnawat

Professional

India

Aishwarya Joshi

Professional

India

Niran Donthireddy

Professional

India

Project Mentor

Vigneshwar Poojar

Head Of Design, DesignBoat