Ethics and Law

In this digital campaign, young people across 5 African countries presented three ethical issues that are most important for them: Confidentiality, Informed consent and Affordability.

Summary:    ‘Digital’ is an omnipresent yet often vague, misunderstood or feared topic in health services. There are many current and potential gains for individual patients and local populations, clinicians and organisations through optimisation of digital technologies. We argue that understanding the various aspects of digital psychiatry is an essential …

Togetherall have released a discussion guide to learn about the challenges and best practice of managing risk in digital mental health.

Over the last decade, digital access to therapy has become increasingly common, however, real questions persist about how apps are regulated and how to ensure user privacy and care quality.

eMHIC are excited to partner with Wysa Chief Psychologiva Smriti Joshi in further development of the Ethics and Law in eMental Health Position Statement.

This paper highlights the opportunity to increase the relevance of digital mental health technology to users by incorporating recommender systems that suggest personalised content based on an individual’s data exhaust.

In this interview, Peter Hames, CEO of Big Health, discusses the future of behavioral health and wellness.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care have recently released a comprehensive guide for service providers, accompanying their 2020 release of the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards.

This webinar will bring responsible e-mental health practices to the forefront. The webinar will also see the launch of the eMHIC Position Statement on ethics and law, which was developed throughout 2020.

Earlier this month, Meta announced it is working on a set of ethical guidelines for “virtual influencers” – animated, typically computer-generated, characters designed to attract attention on social media.