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Development of a Web-based Application to Uplift the Mental Health and Well-being
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  • Makawita M.G.M.P,
  • Randeni K.M.T.D,
  • Kalupahana N.H,
  • Kariyawasam K.H.M.S,
  • D. I. De Silva,
  • M. P. Gunathilake
Makawita M.G.M.P
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
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Randeni K.M.T.D
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
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Kalupahana N.H
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
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Kariyawasam K.H.M.S
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
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D. I. De Silva
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology

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M. P. Gunathilake
Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology - Sri Lanka
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Abstract

More than 40% of teens in Sri Lanka suffer from mental health issues, Everyone deserves to have good mental health care, but sadly, due to various reasons, mental health is a sector which is often neglected; this is exactly what we are trying to tackle with web-based mental health support system. UNICEF has issued mental health as one of the key areas that need attention. This website aims to support patients in need, under privileged/ poor people will have a chance to gain mental health advice/prescriptions from an army of voluntary doctors via website. Sri Lankans still consider mental issues taboo, so this website will allow people to get treatments discreetly. This research includes findings from consultations with a number of mental health specialists and proposed solutions to identified problems. The aim is to increase the standard of mental health and reduce stress for the people using the site. The website is designed to stimulate the brain’s reward sectors through visual and acoustic media. The final goal is to see Sri Lanka increase its mental health standard and reduce the number of individuals suffering from mental issues.