What do you get when you combine Bostons best developers, coders, and designers and most creative professionals?
Five all-star apps that took on a tough subject: mental health.
They were able to stand up and be accountable.
‘I have issues.’
‘Ive had my life affected.’
‘I will not be shamed.’
‘I will not be silenced.
‘Not only will I not be complacent, Im going to stand up and take action.’
It takes it to that next level."
We call it a happiness hack.
Participant Smitha Raus experiences also shaped her teams product.
A friends sister is experiencing depression after recently having a baby, she says.
She sees how poor the support system can be.
Backing up a step, we asked, why womens health specifically?
How do we invert the typical male-female ratio?
(Similar events have brought in 80-90% male participants.)
Everyone here has a passion for womens health and technology, Komisar explains.
Team health is very important.
Anyone can stay up for 72 hours, but thats not sustainable, she says.
And group health can make a difference.
So what did the teams offer up?
Sexual violence victims are three times as likely to suffer from depression, so this one served two solutions.
How is Feasted, thewinner of the New York codeathonfaring?
Stay tuned for details, including location and topic, on the third Womens Health #Code4Health installment!
Image Credit:Main: Maureen Dempsey; Courtesy of the Ace Hotel (3)
