Guidelines/ Standards

These guidelines will equip journalists in New Zealand with the confidence and understanding to report on mental illness and mental health issues safely, accurately and respectfully.

A 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.   A range of resources have also been developed to support …

Over 10,000 digital mental health apps are currently on the market.The World Economic Forum and Deloitte are supporting lawmakers in developing successful policies on technology for mental health. A global governance toolkit protects consumers and helps users address ethical concerns.

The recent inquest into the death of British teenager Molly Russell in 2017 has concluded that the 14-year-old “died from an act of self harm while suffering from depression and the negative effects of online content”. For some people, this ruling will be confirmation of what they have long suspected …

Ramakant Vempati, Wysa cofounder and president, discusses how the startup tests its AI-backed chatbot to monitor safety and quality.

The Nordic region aims to be the most integrated health region in the world by 2030, according to the Nordic Council of Ministers. The NordDEC is a world-first programme to unify digital health standards across multiple countries, delivering safe digital health across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland.

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

Global development of the eMental health ecosystem is starting to accelerate! To help you stay up to date, we’ve collated a list of the Top 5 Recent International eMental Health Strategic Developments:

Key summary:   Few human-centered design approaches to digital solutions exist in the field of mental health, and rarely are end users involved in their development. The main objective of this literature review is to understand how human-centered design is considered in e-mental health intervention research. A total of 30 …

NICE has, for the first time, recommended a digital therapeutic to treat insomnia. The app Sleepio was developed by digital therapeutics company Big Health, and is a self-help tool which draws on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles.