Content Type: Thought Leadership
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
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 —
Meeting Increasing Youth Mental Health and Addiction Need – Are Digital Solutions the Answer?
New Zealand (NZ) is ideally situated in the Pacific Ocean, it is home to 5.12 million people with a population density of 20 people per square kilometer. It is a land of glorious green forests, soaring mountains and sandy beaches,
The Promise of Digital Interventions To Reduce the Disease Burden of Depression
Depression is a major public health problem, affecting hundreds of millions of people across the globe. The personal suffering of patients and their families is enormous and the economic costs associated with depression are vast. There are effective treatments, but
Revolutionizing Rounding: The New Tool That Lets Patients Sleep
Sleep is a crucial component of mental health, playing a key role in emotion regulation, memory consolidation and cognitive function. Think of how often someone’s said to you, “You’ll feel better with a good night’s sleep.”
How Behavioral Health Providers Can Tackle Staffing Issues With Technology
Most health care providers agree that the overwhelming issue they currently face is staff retention and recruitment. The American Hospital Association recently called the workforce shortage that hospitals are experiencing a “national emergency,” projecting the overall shortage of nurses to
The Scottish Government’s Digital Mental Health Integration into Strategy and Policy
In 2015 the Scottish Government first rolled out national access to a digital mental health product: the clinically evidenced, computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy program Beating the Blues.
An Interview with Laura Cozens, Head of Patient Safety and Quality, Oxehealth
Oxevision is an infrared sensitive camera that is housed in a secure unit installed in patient rooms. It relays information to staff in real time. Staff members receive that information through a fixed screen in the nurses station and on
Experts Unite to Address Youth Mental Health: eMHIC, UNICEF and the McKinsey Health Institute’s Recent Dialogue on Digital Mental Health for Adolescents and Youth
The eMental Health International Collaborative (eMHIC), in collaboration with UNICEF and the McKinsey Health Institute, co-convened an Expert Dialogue on Digital Mental Health for Adolescents and Youth at UNICEF’s offices in Geneva, Switzerland, in October 2023. This critical event included
The NHS Confederation’s Latest Report Explores the Potential of Digital in Mental Health
In the ever-evolving landscape of mental healthcare, digital technologies have emerged as a game-changer. The NHS Confederation’s report titled “Maximising the Potential of Digital in Mental Health,” puts the spotlight on the pivotal role of digital innovations in England’s mental
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