SafePlan is a Domestic Violence Safety Planning application that acts as a hub to connect domestic violence victims with resources and trauma-informed specialists that can help develop an individualized safety plan with them. Statistically, the most dangerous time for domestic violence victims is when they leave their abuser(s). For this reason, careful safety planning for is necessary to ensure their safe escape, access to resources, and to assist them with regaining long-term independence and continued safety. Many domestic violence victim(s) feel trapped in situations that feel impossible to escape, stay out of fear that escaping will be too dangerous, too difficult, and/or unachievable, and they are unaware of local and remote resources available to them to develop a safe escape plan, regain abuse-free independence, and maintain long-term safety. Often times, these resources are inaccessible to victim(s), and the mission behind the SafePlan app is to help overcome these obstacles with features prioritize victim safety and confidentiality; such as a quick-exit button on all pages of the application, and secure login with JWT tokens. In addition to safely escaping domestic violence situations, it is important that victim(s) receive access to trauma-informed care, counseling, support groups, domestic violence educational resources, safety training, and resources such as grants, scholarships, and charitable organizations that will help them regain independence and rebuild their lives. Some victims are codependent upon their abusers, experience trauma-bonding, and they leave abusive situations having lost housing, finances, belongings, transportation, relationships of various sorts, and even their support-network in order to safely escape. It is important that victim(s) can visualize, experience, and begin to see a plan-of-action form and be implemented that will help them regain independence while maintaining safety. SafePlan links domestic violence victims to informative domestic violence resources and confidential services provided by trauma-informed specialists within closest vicinity of the victims zipcode; such as:
- The Deluth Model: https://www.theduluthmodel.org/wheel-gallery/
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCDAV): https://ncadv.org/
- Break The Silence Against Domestic Violence (BTSADV): https://breakthesilencedv.org/
- &Rise Domestic Violence Awareness Non-Profit: https://www.womenrisechicago.org
- Women's Independence Scholarship Program: (WISP): https://wispinc.org/
- Victim Connect: https://victimconnect.org/learn/address-confidentiality/
- Clinic To End Tech Abuse (CETA): https://www.ceta.tech.cornell.edu/resources
- Andraya Thomson (Scrum Master & Software Developer)
- Heather Bryan (Scrum Master & Software Developer)
- Front End Framework (React/Angular)
- Back End Framework (Node + Express/ASP.NET Core/Java Spring)
- Database (SQL or NoSQL, API)
- Styled with CSS
- Responsive
These stretch goals are NOT required, however, are goals we strive to reach after completing the project requirements.
- Create a User Registration and Login (using Node, Express, My SQL, Javascript, HTML, CSS) with JWT tokens to authenticate and authorize users (Andraya/Heather leading with collaboration from team)
- Deployed to a cloud server (Azure - Jermey Bosquez leading this part with collaboration from team)
A six-week project plan for developing the requirements will be added in 1 week sprints. These sprints will be tracked through a scrum process using a Trello Board and Google Docs, linked here below:
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As a group, requirements have been gathered and continue to work to clarify any ambiguities.
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Goals, tasks, deliverables and deadlines are being discussed and defined to determine the project scope.
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Key tasks and milestones are being identified.
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A project schedule is being developed, with the first part of that being this week's timeline, to allocate resources and delegate tasks amongst our group of aspiring developers.
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A communication plan has been implemented which is comprised of: A Slack team DM, Final Project Group Slack Channel, Team Final Project GitHub, and Email.
- The front-end framework we will likely use is either React or Angular, based on project requirements.
- A development environment and project structure will be set up.
- A basic layout and components for the user interface will be created.
- Responsive design using CSS, and possibly SCSS.
- Front-end code will be test and debugged to the best of ability in the 6 week time-frame, with the goal of continuing these processes beyond the project timeline (and post-graduation).
- Choose a back-end framework (Node + Express/ASP.NET Core/Java Spring) based on project requirements.
- Set up the development environment and project structure.
- Create server-side routes and API endpoints to handle client requests.
- Implement the necessary business logic and data validation.
- Integrate the chosen database (SQL or NoSQL) and design the data schema.
- Test and debug the back-end code.
- Implement the chosen database (SQL or NoSQL) and set up the required tables/collections.
- Create necessary CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations for database interactions.
- Integrate the front-end and back-end components.
- Test and debug the integration between front-end and back-end.
- Implement any additional features required for the minimum project requirements.
- If the minimum project requirements are completed, start working on the stretch goals.
- Deploy the application to a cloud server (AWS, Azure, GCP) and configure necessary infrastructure.
- Integrate at least one external API (Google Maps, Github, Dropbox, etc.) into the project.
- Implement a Many-to-Many relationship in the database, if applicable.
- Create user registration and login functionality.
- Use JWT tokens for authentication and authorization of users.
- Perform comprehensive testing of the entire application, including unit tests and integration tests.
- Fix any bugs or issues discovered during testing.
- Optimize the application for performance and responsiveness.
- Create user documentation or developer documentation, as required.
- Prepare the application for deployment, ensuring all dependencies and configurations are properly documented.
Note: The duration of each week may vary based on the complexity of the project and available resources. Adjustments can be made to the timeline based on the specific requirements and constraints of your project.