prevenIA: A chatbot for information and prevention of suicide and other mental health disorders

Suicide and mental disorders are major health and social issues worldwide; therefore, a simple access to reliable sources of information that can mitigate these problems is instrumental for people suffering them and for their relatives. The goal of this project is the development of a Whatsapp chatbot that will provide  resources and advices to help in suicide prevention. In addition, the chatbot will detect sensitive users and derive them to a team of specialists. Initially, the focus of the project is on suicide prevention and in the Whatsapp platform, but it will be extended to other mental disorders and other platforms to reach as many people as possible. In conclusion, this project aims to disseminate reliable information about suicide and mental disorders in a format that is understandable and easily accessible by the general population.