People should never feel ashamed for speaking up for what is right. However, in many companies and government agencies, some feel pressured to conceal the truth from the public. Many of those who challenge authority are unaware of the ramifications they could face when they leak information, leading them to isolate from society or face mental health challenges.
Chloe Wang, a 16-year-old student from Homestead High School, said mental health has been a big part of her life. Wang witnessed many peers and family members struggle with anxiety and depression.
After losing a close friend, she soon realized how big of an issue the mental health crisis was and how it is a topic no one wants to talk about. After the incident, Wang looked to her passion for coding to find solutions for suicide. Wang later entered a hackathon contest and won with a new prevention model.
“The rate of innovation of suicide prevention seems to have slowed,” Wang said. “That’s when I kind of started to teach myself how to code because I want to look into noninvasive solutions, and hopefully be able to contribute to designs or solutions for the crisis. The first kind of breakthrough I had was at the Neurotech International Hackathon where I proposed a human-centered design for suicide detection and prevention, and I won. And I thought that was inspiring, because this was a hackathon for collegiate engineers from top universities, so I was really surprised, but that’s kind of the first big step for me.”
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