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.
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.
Consumer research published on 9th May 2022 reveals that people aged from 18 to 44 years old would choose digital health to support a mental health condition over and above prescription medication, such as an antidepressant. The independent research was carried out by OnePoll, which interviewed 2000 people for ORCHA.
With us being in the midst of a youth mental health crisis, some are questioning whether the current frameworks around youth mental health care are sufficient to support the needs of young people.
Therapeutic virtual reality (VR) has the potential to address the challenges of equitable delivery of evidence-based psychological treatment. However, little is known about therapeutic VR regarding the perspectives and needs of real-world service providers.
Although virtual reality has emerged as a viable digital mental health tool, little is known about the viewpoints of staff working in the mental healthcare space regarding the use of virtual reality for mental health care. This study used thematic analysis to summarise the varying sentiment toward the implementation of …
This article aimed to investigate the feelings that consumers have towards the increasing role that digital technology is playing in mental health care and support. This cross-sectional study surveyed 998 adults with lived mental health experience aged from 18-83.
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an immense impact infecting 10 million individuals and claiming 500,000 lives globally as of 1 July 2020 (1). The rapid spread was largely enabled by the onset of the outbreak in Wuhan city just prior to the Lunar New Year season, a …
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Andrew is a visionary change maker in New Zealand’s e-health landscape. As Aotearoa New Zealand’s youngest CEO in the health sector, Andrew solves heath issues by identifying solutions through both a traditional and innovative lens. Throughout his career he has been committed to changing the country’s health system from the inside out, and growing people so they can deliver better health outcomes.
Andrew has been CEO of Whakarongorau Aotearoa (formerly Homecare Medical), a social enterprise providing national telehealth services, since its establishment in 2015. The organisation has grown exponentially in that time from 150 people to today’s workforce of 2,500. Andrew is dedicated to solving inequitable access to health care by creating partnerships in provincial and rural areas to support ethnic communities including Māori and Pasifika, empowering local organisations to provide solutions for the own communities.
Whakarongorau Aotearoa’s 24/7 services operate across seven digital channels including voice, webchat and text, and are supported by clinical teams including more than 200 nurses, paramedics and specialists.
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Victoria is CEO of Mental Health Innovations, the charity behind SHOUT, the UK’s first 24/7 crisis text service. From 2011 to 2017, she was Director of Programmes at The Royal Foundation, building a portfolio of projects including the Invictus Games, Coach Core, United for Wildlife and Heads Together.