This is a design demo. Nobody is on the other end. The replies in the chat are pre-written, and nothing you type is sent or saved.
If you need to talk to someone now: Tele-MANAS 14416 or 1800-891-4416, licensed counsellors, 24/7. For anything urgent: 112.
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Simulate
Demo codes. Caller: quiet-lamp-river-paper-moon. Volunteers: first-light-small-steps-here (Trainee), steady-hand-open-door-evening (Volunteer), long-night-warm-lamp-window (Supervising), early-stone-quiet-lane-tea (a panel decision waiting; pick which in Tweaks). Anything else says Not found. Conversations are simulated. Timed states run in real time; the review buttons above skip them.
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A trained volunteer to talk to, anonymously, by chat. draft

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Final wording to be supplied. One or two short lines.
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Final wording to be supplied. For layout: about four sentences saying plainly that this is peer support from a friend, not therapy or medical care, and that 112 is the number for immediate danger.
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Final wording to be supplied. One line saying they are being connected.

You've been passed to another volunteer. It'll only take a moment. draft

No one's available to talk right now. You don't have to wait alone. Tele-MANAS has licensed counsellors ready 24/7 at 14416 or 1800-891-4416, and 112 is there for anything urgent. You're also welcome to keep waiting here if you'd rather.
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Final wording to be supplied. One line.
Tele-MANAS
14416 or 1800-891-4416, licensed counsellors, 24/7
Call 14416
112
for anything urgent
Call 112
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Voice call
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Connected
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Keep this conversation?

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Write it down somewhere safe. It cannot be shown again.
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Final wording to be supplied. One or two sentences asking whether to keep this conversation with the code.

Thanks for talking with us.

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Volunteer

Volunteering with Dost

A quick check first, then a short course before your first conversation. draft

How old are you?

Volunteers need to be over 18. draft
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Final wording to be supplied. For layout: two or three kind sentences. Volunteering isn't open yet, and talking to someone on Dost still is.

Your volunteer code

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Write it down. It's how you come back to your dashboard. Dost keeps nothing else about you, no name, no number, no email. draft
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Course
About fifteen minutes
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Test
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Not this time.

The test needs every answer right, and this set wasn't. That happens. The course opens again from the start, and the next test uses a fresh set of questions. draft
All ten right. Three more, in your own words.

Three scenarios

A supervising volunteer reads these against a rubric. Write how you'd actually say it. draft

Sent.

A supervising volunteer will read your answers. Your dashboard shows the result, usually within a few days. Until then you can reread the course and the guide. draft
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Volunteer

Your volunteer code

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New here?
From the review panel

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You're only matched with someone while this is on.
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Volunteer after 3 supervised conversations. Supervising Volunteer is possible from 30, which is an eligibility floor, not an automatic step. draft
Trainee conversations happening now
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Cases waiting for your vote
Three supervisors are chosen at random for each case. The majority decides.
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You took over this conversation. The trainee has been removed, and a review case has opened.
Tele-MANAS handoff
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Final wording to be supplied. A short script the volunteer can read or paste, with 14416, 1800-891-4416 and 112.
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Connected
Listening only
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The AI isn't available right now, so these are the written guidelines instead. Nothing else changes.
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Private channel to the trainee
Only you and the trainee see this. The caller never can.
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Caller's history
No code entered. This stays empty unless the caller chooses to share one.
The caller shared their code. Neutral filler below.
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Running notesAI drafts, you edit
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About Dost

final copy drops inThree paragraphs. Filler below shows the measure.

First paragraph. Two or three sentences on what Dost is, who started it, and who it is for. Plain words, no claims.

Second paragraph. How a conversation works, who the volunteers are, and what Dost is not. This is where the final copy carries the tone.

Third paragraph. Where professional care is, with Tele-MANAS and 112 named, and how to reach the people behind Dost.
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Guide

How Dost works and what to expect.

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Contact

Something wrong in a conversation

Goes straight to the moderators, who read it first. You don't need to give a name. draft

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address to be decided

Feedback or a suggestion

Anything about how Dost works or how it could work better.

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address to be decided
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Review

Case

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No names, no codes. You can't tell whose conversation this is, and neither can the other two supervisors.
Flagged messages
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Your vote, one of three
Your vote is recorded.
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Trainee

A supervisor has taken this conversation.

The caller is with a supervising volunteer now. The conversation is being reviewed, and you'll see the outcome on your dashboard. Nothing more is needed from you tonight. draft
Risk flagged, imminent

The last message was flagged as imminent risk. Read the handoff to the caller now, and keep 112 in front of them. draft

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Final wording to be supplied. A short script the volunteer can read or paste, with 14416, 1800-891-4416 and 112.
Dismissing is your call. It won't come back for this tier.
Risk flagged, elevated

The last message was flagged as elevated risk. Keep listening, and have the handoff ready. draft

Dismissing is your call. It won't come back for this tier.
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Take over this conversation?

The trainee leaves right away and you become the person talking to the caller. The caller is told they've been passed to someone else, nothing more. A review case opens automatically. draft