Amero

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Inspiration ✨

The impact of the long, insidious legacy of not including women in medical studies and research. In particular, mental health is heavily skewed towards masculine presentations as the symptoms are much less concrete than physical illnesses. For example, the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), a screening that autism research participants must pass to be included, was created through legacy studies based on men. The very definition of ASD is created around how it is presented in men, leading to wildly disproportionate representation even in modern studies making an effort to include women. Similar issues run systematically for other mental conditions, from diagnosis to support.

What it does ⚡️

Amero works in three parts: informing the public about this huge problem of how women are underdiagnosed for mental illness, connecting people who have felt misunderstood or dismissed by doctors, and directly tackling the issue by providing immediately accessible doctors online who specialize in women’s mental health.

How we built it 👩‍💻👨‍💻

We primarily used the Google Tool Flutter to build the website. For planning and demonstration, we’ve also created a Figma and a website in CSS and HTML.

Challenges we ran into 🌊

Flutter and Dart are technologies that we’ve never used before, and the navigation of which is difficult and pressing within the time limit of the hackathon.

Accomplishments that we're proud of 🫶

Though yet incomplete, we’ve managed to create functional code in Flutter that runs to produce a website. We are also really proud of our idea and solution and our vision as demonstrated in the Figma and CSS websites.

What we learned 🧐

We learned how to code and use Flutter along with CSS and HTML. This was the first hackathon for the majority of the team so we learned the processes of a hackathon and thinking in terms of technology-based solutions to real-world problems and our impact.

What's next for Amero 🌈

Moving forward, Amero plans to enhance the user experience, grow its network of mental health specialists, and develop tailored assessment tools to better diagnose and treat mental health conditions in women. The platform will also focus on expanding its community support features, launching awareness campaigns to highlight gender bias in mental health, and establishing partnerships to bolster its resources. Additionally, Amero will explore mobile app development for greater accessibility and seek funding to ensure the sustainability of its services, all while adhering to legal and ethical standards and staying abreast of the latest research in women's mental health.