In this episode of eMHprac’s Digital Mental Health Musings Series, host, Dr Tania McMahon speaks to Associate Professor Neil Thomas and Dr. Hailey Tremain from Mental Health Online. They discuss the story of Mental Health Online, their pathway to blended care, their therapist-assisted program and how health professionals can use Mental Health Online to enhance their practice.
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Phone and Text HelplineseMHIC Member News
Unique Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Helpline Officially Launched in Sydney
Thursday 11 November 2022 marked the launch of Australia’s first national Indigenous-led crisis hotline, 13YARN. Funded by the Australian Government (through the Department of Health), the purpose-built, 24/7 national telephone helpline was codesigned with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and is run with the support of Lifeline.
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Suicide PreventionLatest ResearchThought Leadership
TEDx Talk: The Link Between Big Data and Suicide Prevention
by TEDx Sydneyby TEDx SydneyLearning from personal experiences, and the lived experience of other survivors, Dr Sandersan Onie shares his work that uses online data tracking to serve targeted suicide prevention ads.
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Expert OpinionsThought Leadership
The Role of Gamification in Digital Mental Health
by Wiley Onlineby Wiley OnlineIn the face of high unmet mental health needs and overburdened mental health systems, scalable approaches to increase use of evidence-based interventions are essential. […] A key opportunity for both appeal and stickiness is increased use of gamification.
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eMHIC Ambassadors are volunteers who will boost the output of our core team and provide a new level of value to eMHIC members. We envisage Ambassadors coming from a range of countries and personal contexts, bringing with them diverse perspectives and valuable insights.
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eMHC NewseMHIC EventsReports
8th Annual eMental Health International Congress Report
by eMHICby eMHICThe 8th Annual eMental Health International Congress was held at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland over two days on November 10th and 11th, 2022. The Congress was live streamed to 15 countries, with over 40 speakers focussing on the theme: Mental Health’s Transformation – Bringing The Digital Ecosystem To Life. This report provides a detailed overview of the event including key learnings and takeaways.
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Strategies
Australian ‘National Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Strategy’ – Draft for Consultation
As a part of the [Australian] nation’s mental health reform agenda, the National Mental Health Commission has been tasked with developing a National Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Strategy. The draft Strategy has been released for public consultation. We are inviting feedback via survey responses and submissions by 1 February, 2023.
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Guidelines/ StandardsEliminating Prejudice
Images Matter: Mindframe Guidelines for Image Use
by EverymindAUby EverymindAUA practical, research-informed, and user-friendly resource that is designed for media and other communicators. It seeks to inform, support and empower people to select and use images in ways that minimise stigma and harm, and maximise diversity of representation. …
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Severe Mental IllnessEliminating PrejudiceeMHIC Member NewsOther Services
Tackling Mental Health Stigma in the Media
by SANEby SANEDespite considerable advances in awareness and understanding of mental health, negative or offensive perceptions of those experiencing mental illness are still common. SANE StigmaWatch was established in 1997 as one of the first programs in the world to address public stigma in the media. Today, it is still the only program globally that works directly with media professionals to actively reduce stigmatising content.
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AccreditationInternational DevelopmentsReports
The People’s View of Digital Mental Health: UK Attitudes and Behaviour Report
by ORCHAby ORCHADigital has been an area of focus in the NHS for a number of years, and is a key feature of the NHS Long Term Plan. But do people want digital tools as part of their support from the NHS? To better understand the nation’s true opinions, ORCHA has again this year commissioned independent research to ask 2,000 UK residents what they think.