Ethics/ Law

About the Webinar:   E-mental health (eMH) practices are often focused on the question of what’s possible? but not necessarily the vital question of what’s responsible? Without responsible e-mental health practices, the dawning era of online mental health care could…

Tama Leaver, Curtin University and Rachel Berryman, Curtin University   Earlier this month, Meta announced it is working on a set of ethical guidelines for “virtual influencers” – animated, typically computer-generated, characters designed to attract attention on social media.  …

Digital transformations are well underway in all areas of life. These have brought about substantial and wide-reaching changes, in many areas, including health. But large gaps remain in our understanding of the interface between digital technologies and health, particularly for young people.

In this presentation, Piers Gooding, Richman Wee and Nick Titov outline and discuss their drafted position statement on the ethics and law of eMental health. In its early stages, this position statement aims to pave the way for future discussion of the ethics and laws governing the eMental Health space.

This draft position statement was drafted by the Special Interest Group on Law and Ethics for eMHIC for presentation at the eMHIC Congress in November 2021. The purpose of this draft statement is to (1) recognise the important role eMHIC……

In 2018, a Melbourne high school mistakenly released the personal digital records of hundreds of students. Among the records were details of students’ “mental health conditions, medications, learning and behavioural difficulties”. This was bad enough but globally breaches of privacy like…

The WHO guidance on Ethics & Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Health is the product of eighteen months of deliberation amongst leading experts in ethics, digital technology, law, human rights, as well as experts from Ministries of Health.  While new technologies that…

COVID-19 has transformed the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) The urgency of this pandemic has driven unprecedented digital transformation throughout health and care. It has transformed people’s relationship with the NHS – for the better. The Digital Transformation Plan sets out the…

The therapeutic alliance [1], a measure of the quality of a therapist’s relationship with their client/patient, has been linked to the efficacy of psychological treatment and positive therapeutic outcomes. Many people are now turning to online and digital choices as…

 11-May-2021  Webinars   The global expansion of eMental Health initiatives brings new ethical and legal challenges. eMental Health initiatives can clearly promote wellbeing and human flourishing. But as with all technological or therapeutic advances, attention must be paid to potential harms.…