International Journal of Science, Engineering and TechnologyAuthors: Preksha K, Pragna Y S, Raksha H M, Smriti Ravichandra, Dr. Rajashekar M B
Abstract: Traditional mental health interventions struggle with accessibility, continuous monitoring, and personalized care, while current digital systems lack real-time crisis detection. The MANAS (Mental Health Assistant System) platform is an AI-supported ecosystem that addresses this gap, providing personalized psychological guidance and continuous emotional tracking. MANAS utilizes a large language model (LLM) for empathetic therapeutic dialogue and incorporates a Trait Detector to analyse user input for high-risk indicators, such as explicit suicidal intent. Safety is ensured via a "human-in-the-loop" Alert Management workflow, which automatically dispatches urgent, encrypted email notifications to registered guardians upon crisis detection. The platform also integrates personality-based therapist matching and a Report Generator for downloadable PDF session summaries. Successfully implemented and tested, MANAS is a reliable, secure, and impactful solution that significantly enhances the accessibility and safety of digital mental healthcare.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17961851
