Category: Expert Opinions
When “Trapped” Should Be “Hopeless”: Cultural Adaptation in Digital Mental Health
Culturally adapted digital mental health programs must reflect users’ lived experiences. In the Shared Strength course for Ukrainian refugees, subtle language changes—like “trapped” to “hopeless”—made it feel authentic, relatable, and trustworthy.
The Evolving Face of Mental Health Recovery: Beyond Symptoms to Thriving
Mental health “recovery” must shift beyond symptom management to the public health goal of creating systemic and environmental conditions that allow individuals to thrive, rather than merely survive.
Transforming Access: Human Mental Well-Being Meets Digital Innovation
Long waits for mental health care cost lives and hope, but digital innovations—from rapid triage to AI companions and wearables—are transforming access. With the right design, these tools can make support faster, fairer, and more human.
Fighting Stigma in Mental Health: Choosing Empathy Over Prejudice
Stigma around mental illness can be deadly, but empathy can save lives. Jon Nelson shares how deep brain stimulation and compassionate care helped him survive depression and why we must choose understanding over judgment.
AI Adoption in Large Mental Health Services: White Paper Overview
A new white paper, AI Adoption in Large Mental Health Services, outlines a practical, risk-aware framework for applying AI in mental health care—starting with low-risk administrative tasks and building the capabilities needed for safe, scalable impact.
Breaking Stigma Online and Offline: How Lived Experience is Shaping the Future of Mental Health
Fueled by his personal experiences with loss and mental illness, Jon Salmon, a mental health advocate, highlights how digital tools and creative storytelling can combat stigma. He emphasizes the power of using lived experience as a key component in co-designing
AI in Mental Health: Current Applications, Challenges, and the Road Ahead
AI is rapidly transforming mental health care, offering scalable support through chatbots, predictive tools, and personalized interventions. While these innovations hold promise for accessibility and stigma reduction, they also raise urgent concerns around ethics, privacy, and safety, leaving stakeholders at
Safeguarding youth and adolescents in the age of AI chatbots: a call for best practices
As AI chatbots become increasingly woven into the daily lives of children and adolescents, eMHIC underscores the urgent need for careful implementation and strong safeguards. Research reveals both promising benefits and serious risks these tools pose for young people’s mental
Henry Ford, the Model T, and Digital Health
Most of us know the story of the Model T , but what’s often overlooked is how it applies to other industries, especially digital health. Let’s revisit:
Developing Responsible AI for the Mental Health of Young People
Caroline Figueroa’s work at Delft University of Technology focuses on Developing Responsible AI for the Mental Health of Young People. She stresses that for AI to truly benefit adolescents, it must be co-designed directly with them. Her research, including a
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