Wayne State Mental Health Chatbot - 2025 A mental health support chatbot designed to assist Wayne State students with their mental well-being and connect them with professional counselors. Features

🤖 AI-powered mental health chat support

👥 Professional counselor booking system

📅 Availability management for counselors

🔒 Secure user authentication

💬 Real-time chat functionality

📊 Student and professional dashboards

Project Structure Frontend (WayneHelp)

WayneHelp/

├── public/ # Static files ├── src/ # Source files │ ├── components/ # Reusable components │ ├── pages/ # Page components │ │ ├── Login/ # Login page │ │ ├── Register/ # Registration page │ │ ├── Chat/ # Chatbot interface │ │ └── Appointments/# Appointment management │ └── assets/ # Images and styles ├── package.json # Dependencies └── vite.config.js # Vite configuration

User authentication Role-based access (student/professional) Password recovery option

User registration form Role selection Email verification

Real-time chat with AI Mental health support Crisis resources Chat history

View available counselors Book appointments Manage bookings View availability calendar

Frontend

React + Vite Tailwind CSS for styling React Router for navigation JWT for authentication

Python/Flask SQLite database Claude API integration JWT authentication

Node.js 14+ for frontend Python 3.8+ for backend npm or yarn Git SQLite3

Frontend Setup

cd WayneHelp

npm install

npm run dev

cd ..

python -m venv venv

venv\Scripts\activate

source venv/bin/activate

pip install -r requirements.txt

Environment Configuration Create .env file in root directory: CopyFLASK_APP=run.py FLASK_DEBUG=1 JWT_SECRET_KEY=your_jwt_secret ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key Database Setup bashCopyflask db upgrade python create_table.py Running the Application

Start the backend server

bashCopyflask run

Start the frontend development server

bashCopycd WayneHelp npm run dev

Access the application at http://localhost:5173

API Endpoints Authentication

POST /auth/register - Register new user POST /auth/login - User login

Chat

POST /chat/send - Send message to chatbot GET /chat/history - Get chat history

Appointments

GET /professionals - List all professionals POST /book_appointment - Book an appointment GET /appointments - Get user's appointments

Availability

POST /availability/add - Add professional availability GET /availability - Get professional's availability

Database Schema Users Table sqlCopyCREATE TABLE users ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, username TEXT NOT NULL, email TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL, password TEXT NOT NULL, role TEXT NOT NULL ); Availability Table sqlCopyCREATE TABLE availability ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, professional_id INTEGER NOT NULL, date TEXT NOT NULL, start_time TEXT NOT NULL, end_time TEXT NOT NULL ); Appointments Table sqlCopyCREATE TABLE appointments ( id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, user_id INTEGER NOT NULL, professional_id INTEGER NOT NULL, appointment_time TEXT NOT NULL, created_at DATETIME ); Testing Backend Testing Use Thunder Client or Postman for API testing: bashCopy# Example: Test chat endpoint POST http://localhost:5000/chat/send Content-Type: application/json Authorization: Bearer your_jwt_token

{ "message": "I'm feeling anxious about my exams" } Frontend Testing bashCopycd WayneHelp npm run test Troubleshooting

Frontend Issues

bashCopy# Clear npm cache npm cache clean --force npm install

npm run dev -- --force

bashCopy# Database reset flask db stamp head flask db migrate flask db upgrade

pip install -r requirements.txt --no-cache-dir Contributing

Create feature branch: git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature Commit changes: git commit -m 'Add AmazingFeature' Push to branch: git push origin feature/AmazingFeature Open a pull request

This project is licensed under the MIT License.