innooooo/nena-mental-health-chatbot-api

42% of individuals seeking primary care have severe depression and the national prevalence of common mental disorders stands at about 10.3%. Additionally, it is estimated that for every five Kenyans, one will have a mental illness in their lifetime, while Kenya has only 120 psychiatrists for a population of over 50 million people. # 🧠 Nena Health Chatbot Backend This is the backend server for the **Nena Health mental** wellness chatbot. It connects **WhatsApp users** via **Twilio** to **Dialogflow Essentials (ES)** using a Node.js Express server hosted on **Render**. --- ## 💬 Features - Conversational support through WhatsApp - Mental health-focused responses powered by Dialogflow - Multilingual-ready (supports Swahili or English) - Stateless and scalable server via Render --- ## 🛠️ Tech Stack - Node.js (Express) - Twilio WhatsApp API - Dialogflow ES - Google Cloud Service Account - Render for hosting --- ## 📦 Folder Structure nena-mental-ai/ ├── server.js # Express server + Twilio + Dialogflow integration ├── package.json # Node.js dependencies and scripts ├── .gitignore # Prevents uploading sensitive/local files └── README.md # You're reading it!