Solace: A Global Mental Health First Responder Built with Gemma 4

The Problem Nobody Talks About 970 million people worldwide live with mental health disorders. But almost every mental health tool built with AI assumes the same user: fast internet, English as a first language, a US or UK phone number to call in a crisis. That's not 970 million people. That's maybe 50 million. I'm a developer based in Lagos, Nigeria. When I looked at the mental health AI tools being built, I kept asking the same question: what happens when someone in Accra, Nairobi, Manila, or São Paulo needs help at 2am? They get a chatbot that tells them to call 988. That's the gap Solace was built to close. What is Solace? Solace is a voice-first, privacy-focused mental health companion powered by Gemma 4. It listens, assesses, and connects people to real help — wherever they are in the world. 🔗 Live app: https://slcai-sm9m.vercel.app/ 💻 GitHub: https://github.com/sam-the-champ/SLCAI Demo Video: What makes Solace different