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The critical relevance of mental health cannot be understated. A sizeable portion of university students face barriers to accessing counselling assistance. Many students hesitate to seek the crucial support they need for their mental health issues because of a lack of accessibility and practical problems connected with conventional counselling methods. This study presents a creative application called "Mento-peace" which is intended to successfully address this pervasive problem by offering an intuitive, cost-effective and easily available online system for counselling which is especially suited to the requirements of university students. This application includes a wide range of essential rehabilitative assets in addition to the system's main attributes, such as online discussions, reflective evaluation services, and cooperative mental health networks. A critical analysis of the effectiveness of this application and its impact on student mental health welfare will be analyzed through a survey conducted among university students. Our innovative project aims to transform the environment for university students by providing everyone with unrestricted access to expert advice when they require it. Out of the university students who responded to the survey question concerned with seeking counselling services, it was observed that a majority of 87.4% are willing to opt for such services, if made available to them through the proposed application.
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Parikh, R., Nimonkar, H., Karra, S., Dalvi, A., Siddavatam, I. (2024). Enhancing Student Welfare: A Comprehensive Analysis of the User Interface for a University Mental Health Counselling App. In: Rajagopal, S., Popat, K., Meva, D., Bajeja, S. (eds) Advancements in Smart Computing and Information Security. ASCIS 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2040. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59107-5_13
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