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applekor | 11 years ago

I know you mean well, but this isn't necessarily an appropriate place or method for advertisement. It's a serious thing, and insinuating that your app will/can 'solve' other's depression can be seen as belittling others' emotions.

As a side note, preventing suicide is very different than supporting someone with depression. Suicidal thoughts are cause for major alarm, and call for emergency intervention. Depression is typically a longer, slower ordeal. It still certainly warrants seeking help, but the kind of help needed isn't something that an app can provide (at least from my personal perspective). But what an app _can_ provide is a way to find help and connect to those sources easily, whether it be in case of a crisis or just simplifying a process which can be overwhelming, particularly for someone dealing with depression for the first time.

Just some thoughts for you, and hopefully an explanation for the downvotes. You have an opportunity to help people with this project, and I hope you do well with it. Best of luck.

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