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An innovative and award-winning program developed in Newfoundland and Labrador, Bridge the gapp, was featured on June 9th 2021 in a national podcast series that presents innovative mental health programs across Canada. About the Promising Practises podcast The Promising Practices podcast was launched by Canada’s…

Higher healthcare demands follow on from the impacts of COVID and already stretched mental health services commonly share feeling even more strain than usual with an increase in people looking to access mental health services. This has led organisations to…

This editorial is part of the Lancet Psychiatry’s latest issue published in April 2021. The article discusses challenges to implementing new digital tools into existing clinical infrastructures; in particular how to overcome systemic inequalities by ensuring equitable access to digital solutions, and how…

This guide is designed to support mental health professionals (practitioners) to learn to safely and effectively use telephone and video technology (telehealth) to deliver mental health services.  The guide was developed by MindSpot, the Australian Government’s free online mental health clinic for Australian adults who…

Regardless of which part of Earth we live on, 2020 has forever been etched in our memories.  At the time of writing, the world has been recording an average of 9250 Covid-19 deaths per day- a staggering number by any measure. …

This year’s Congress featured an agenda tightly packed with speakers from around the world including New Zealand, Sweden, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, UK, USA, and Canada. Due to COVID-19 border closures this year, the event was run as a ‘hybrid’…

Anil Thapliyal (left), Karen Evison (centre) and Shayne Hunter (right) ​​​​​​​eMHIC interviews recipient of the eMental Health Innovation Leadership award: Karen Evison, Director of Strategy, Planning and Funding, Lakes District Health Board. We spoke with her about her journey including successes and challenges,…

New Zealand has gained international recognition during the pandemic as a country willing and able to work together to achieve great things. Our response to the virus has helped us avoid the substantial challenges experienced by many healthcare systems around…

Source: Wolters Kluwer Health Digital technologies, especially smartphone apps, have great promise for increasing access to care for patients with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia. A new training program, called DOORS, can help patients get the full benefit of innovative…

COVID-19 outbreaks and the resulting lockdowns, particularly in Victoria, have adversely affected many people’s mental health. Social isolation, financial stress, and anxiety about contracting COVID-19 can all contribute to psychological distress. For some people, these experiences may trigger mental disorders, such as…