README.md

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# Dassbot - DASS-21 Screening App

Mental health screening chatbot combining DASS-21, BERT, and Gemini API.

## Features
- **Stateless Architecture**: Chat sessions and scores are processed completely in RAM client-side and dynamically on memory, preserving absolute student privacy.
- **BERT Classifier**: Evaluates natural language responses locally or dynamically to compute Likert scale scores (0-3).
- **Gemini Assistant**: Delivers empathetic conversational turn guidance and final advice.