Aster

Anonymous Text-Based Peer Counseling

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Features

Chat

Speak anonymously with the various peer counseling groups on campus, such as Room 13 and ECHO.

Learn

Aster provides you with information on the various mental health services available to you on campus.

Safety

In case of an emergency, Aster provides quick access to contact information for a variety of emergency services.

Instant

Our chat engine uses web socket technology. This means that your messages will be sent and received within a few milliseconds.

Easy to Use

Just hit the chat button, select an organization, and you're good to go!

Private

Our service is anonymous, secure, and private. Only you and your counselor will have access to your chat.

Anonymous

Anonymity is maintained at all times. Your name will not be revealed to any counselor.

Secure

End-to-end encryption means that only you and your counselor see each others' messages. In fact, not even our servers can read your conversations!

Private

We take privacy very seriously. None of the chats on Aster are stored in any form.

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The Founders

Waleed Awan

Waleed studies neurobiology and is involved in mental health advocacy on Harvard campus. He is responsible for business development.

Raahil Sha

Raahil studies computer science and mind, brain, and behavior (MBB). He is responsible for database programming and financial operations.

Khalid Tawil

Khalid studies computer science and is responsible for programming Aster and our server, as well as project management.

Jose Amich

Jose studies molecular biology and health policy. He is responsible for useability design and strategic partnerships.

Thank You

We hope that, through our efforts, we will be able to reduce the entry barrier to peer counseling services and slowly help decrease mental health stigma on college campuses.