Someone who needs help can download the VÕS HELP app and be connected to a counsellor in under 60 seconds. Someone who wants to become a mental health counsellor can download the VÕS HELP app in the morning and give help to someone who needs it in the afternoon. The app's creators recognised the issue that people face in the UK who need mental health support. They invested in the VÕS HELP app to dramatically reduce the time in which someone can get support, and dramatically decrease the time in which someone can give support. The creators understood that the time in which people need support is crucial to improve mental wellbeing. As stated by one of the app's creators, “The UK needed a solution to providing mental support to those who need it the most. We have provided that solution with VÕS HELP” The issue is outlined in the British medical association: ‘Our society is not set up to support people’s mental health and to prevent the onset of mental illness. The extent to which medical care can address rising rates of demand for mental healthcare is limited. Mental health, like all other aspects of health, is significantly influenced by social determinants (the conditions in which people live, grow, work and age.) If someone’s mental illness is caused or exacerbated by the social determinants of health, a doctor’s ability to provide care is compromised. There is a limit to what a doctor can do when someone’s mental health is so affected by living in poor housing, unemployment, or difficult family lives. It was clear from many of our interviews that doctors feel they are working with patients for whom the odds are stacked against them.’ The full report can be found at: https://www.bma.org.uk/what-we-do/population-health/supporting-peoples-mental-health/failing-mental-healthcare-system The VÕS HELP app will directly reduce the wait time for people who need help and for people to become counsellors and provide help. The UK public will benefit from the VÕS HELP app via a cheap solution to connecting people who need help with helpers. This app simultaneously reduces government spending on mental health care, while providing an income to anyone with a desire to help others.