

“The most rewarding part is knowing that I made a positive change to someone’s life,” Manna said. The app will also recommend apps and programs geared towards helping students in various aspects of life. Buddi, East Java, Indonesia Weather Forecast, with current conditions, wind, air quality, and what to expect for the next 3 days. Along with the empathy and support to be offered by semi-anonymous users within the app, writers will be available to provide guidance by combining the perspective of student-journalists and mental health field experts. It will include a live text chat, allowing anyone to find a ‘Buddi’ when needed.
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The app will be available for free in the app store by the end of October. “It is a semi-anonymous social safe space exclusive to college students, where students can talk about their feelings and problems to a community that understands them,” Manna said.

He decided Buddi was an innovative solution to use his research to better the lives of his peers by minimizing their struggles with mental health.

Manna couldn’t just sit back and watch the alarming statistics continually prove how poorly students were keeping up with their mental health. The results were eye-opening when the data concluded that most college students do struggle with their mental wellbeing. Similar to the negative spiral effect when an individual neglects their physical health, lack of mental health self-care has the same ability to bring down many other aspects of living.Īs a marketing major and data analytics minor, Manna conducted research and sent out various surveys about mental health to the Marist community. Lets Automate BUDDI.AI is a leading provider of clinical and revenue cycle automation solutions for healthcare. Mental illness overwhelmingly affects college students as they adjust to their newfound independence in the fast-paced environment of college living. Fawn Creek Township is in Montgomery County. “I realized this wasn't a struggle of my friends, but for a majority of college students at large,” Manna said. Fawn Creek Township is located in Kansas with a population of 1,618. London, United Kingdom Senior Business Analyst NHS Professionals. Senior Business Process and Evaluation Analyst Imperial College London Jul 2016 - Oct 2017 1 year 4 months. He knew this stress needed to be addressed before their mental health took a toll. Head of Digital Health Programmes Buddi Nov 2017 - Present 5 years 7 months. Manna saw his peers struggling to find balance between their long list of daily tasks and their mental wellbeing as busy college students. BUDDI Health Founded by Ram Swaminathan, Venkatesh Prabhu Gopalan, Sudarsun Santhiappan, Ram Swaminathan in the year 2013 AI-based healthcare RCM tool. Manna quickly got to work and eventually built Buddi.īuddi is a new app to help students address their mental health needs. Vincent Manna ‘23 knew that his ability to analyze and collect raw, factual data had untapped potential to help students improve their mental health.
