Embedding Lived Experience Into Digital Mental Health Programs
Embedding lived experience into digital mental health involves integrating the real-life experiences of individuals who have personally navigated mental health challenges into the design, development, and delivery of digital mental health solutions.
VIRTU Research Group: Pioneering Virtual Reality Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders
Based at the Mental Health Center Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen Denmark, VIRTU Research Group is at the forefront of developing virtual reality (VR) based treatments for psychiatric disorders. VIRTU utilizes the immersive power of VR to create safe and controlled environments where patients can confront their challenges.
‘Youth Flourishing in North Auckland’ – e-Mental Health at the Intersection of Community-Driven and Systems-Level Innovation
In this webinar we will share learning and experience from the ‘Youth Flourishing in North Auckland,’ Innovation Challenge, both from the perspective of the delivery partners: Ember Innovations and the Paihere Charitable Trust, and from that of members of the innovator cohort working on e-mental health solutions.
What Do Young People in Crisis Need From Their Communities?
A new report from Crisis Text Line and Common Good Labs offers solutions to the youth mental health crisis based on over 87,000 anonymized conversations with young people who talked about what helps them cope.
Lifeline Australia – Australia’s Leading Suicide Prevention Organisation
Built on the belief that no one in Australia should have to face their darkest moments alone, Lifeline provides free and confidential 24/7 one-to-one crisis support via phone (13 11 14), text, and online chat services as well as mental health information and resources via their digital self-led Support Toolkit.
Diving Head-First Into E-Mental Health Support for Young People With Headstrong
Headstrong is a wellbeing mobile app (and is also available on any device via a web browser). It’s a chatbot companion that supports young people (aged 12-17) in building wellbeing by teaching skills for navigating day-to-day challenges. It uses rule-based logic to converse with users to teach skills, give users the chance to practise them, and guide them through various strategies to tackle whatever life throws at them.
eMHIC and GLE Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Global Mental Health Leadership
It is with pleasure that the eMental Health International Collaborative (eMHIC) announces the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Global Leadership Exchange (GLE). This strategic collaboration marks a significant milestone in leveraging the collective strengths of these two significant peak body organisations in respective fields to advance mental health leadership and digital mental health development globally.
Following Their Lead: How Kids Help Phone Built Canada’s First National, Digital, Peer-to-Peer Support Service With and For Young People
For over 34 years, KHP demonstrated its commitment to improve youth access to mental health support, through innovation. When the organization began, we were the first national helpline to provide professional counselling directly to children and youth across Canada — based on the central belief that young people deserved a service built specifically for them. Over the years, innovation has remained central to our approach, and we have continued to evolve to reach even more young people.
Innovative Mental Health Initiatives That Enable Workplaces To Thrive
About the Webinar: Are you aware of the ongoing discourse regarding the efficacy of workplace well-being initiatives? Conflicting reports from the University of Oxford have sparked useful discussions around what makes workplace wellness initiatives effective and under which conditions. In this webinar, experts from SuperFriend (Australia), the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and […]
Shining Beacon: Republic of Ireland’s Leadership in Digital Mental Health Innovation
The shining beacon of innovation in mental health generally all government and related agencies around the world are seen as slow moving lethargic organisations, particularly when it comes to adoption of digital technologies to improve access to information, care, support and treatment.
