The study was aimed at developing a web-based mental health tracking application for the students of Makerere University, to enable students track and manage signs that could be indicators of bad mental health and offer resources to help them alleviate these signs. The objectives of the study were; 14 1. To identify requirements of the web-based mental health tracker. 2. To design the web-based mental health tracker. 3. To implement the web-based mental health tracker. 4. To test and validate the implemented system for its functionalities. The methodology used was the waterfall process model methodology to; identify the requirements, design, implement, test and validate the web-based mental health tracking application. We used interview guides to collect data from the psychologists and guardians and students that have faced mental health disorders. We also used surveys to collect data from the students. For the data collection using interviews, we made appointments with the involved parties to ensure organization.

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