The app, called Proxi and developed in conjunction with the university’s Digital Arts, Innovation and Leadership Lab, focuses on providing users with a constant support network, according to The Dartmouth. Proxi connects users with a “circle” of their friends and family, along with a clinician, and allows these members to communicate and send immediate messages about the individual at the center of the network. Proxi also uses a suicide assessment tool to monitor the user’s mental health.
“We all care about someone, but most of us don’t know how to help,” Dr. Hudenko told The Dartmouth. “Proxi allows us to connect with other people and provide that care.”
The Proxi team, which is in the midst of beta testing its prototype with 150 testers, says the app will be released in February 2017.
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