Embedding lived experience into digital mental health involves integrating the real-life experiences of individuals who have personally navigated mental health challenges into the design, development, and delivery of digital mental health solutions.
Embedding lived experience into digital mental health involves integrating the real-life experiences of individuals who have personally navigated mental health challenges into the design, development, and delivery of digital mental health solutions.
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 — based on the central belief that young people deserved a …
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 they do not always work. Most people suffering from depression …
The teams on acute behavioral health inpatient units face a daily challenge. A typical unit has 16 behavioral health patients, each requiring Q15 rounding. That’s 16 patients who need checks every 15 minutes, a total of 96 checks per day per patient for 1,536 daily checks total.
When it comes to digital mental health, the old adage about a tree falling in the woods is as relevant as ever: If a digital mental health product launches, but is rarely used, does it actually help anyone?
The 20th of June was World Refugee Day, reminding us that almost 110 million people all over the world have been forced to flee their homes because of war, violence, conflict, or persecution, the highest number ever recorded. This year’s theme is “Hope away from home”, focusing on the inclusion …
The importance of promoting mental health and providing timely evidence-based care for people suffering from mental health conditions has perhaps never been so well recognized. Along with its many unprecedented challenges, the emotional toll of the COVID-19 pandemic has raised awareness about psychological distress and has catalyzed open discussions about …
I’m among those amazed by the power of OpenAI’ ChatGPT and new technologies using large language models (LLMs). There is no doubt that these innovations represent a new chapter in applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) for mental healthcare. However, I’ll start this article by focusing on the human patient, not the …
eMHIC Board Member and President and CEO of the National Mental Health Commission of Canada, Michel Rodrigue shares his thoughts on the eMHIC Congress held in November, 2022, saying “It gave me the a chance to examine some of the ways technology (while not the answer to all our problems) …
Learning from personal experiences, and the lived experience of other survivors, Dr Sandersan Onie shares his work that uses online data tracking to serve targeted suicide prevention ads.
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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.