Summary: The New Zealand Digital Health Association (DHA) is a not-for-profit group dedicated to championing digital technology in healthcare throughout New Zealand. A special interest group within DHA was established to focus specifically on mental health, addiction and well-being: the…
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Mental Health and the Service User Experience in the Digital Age
by Lene Søvoldby Lene SøvoldHow patients’ experiences with mental health services are approached and evaluated varies both within research and within clinical practice. In some cases such evaluations are prioritized. In other cases such an approach is non-existent or fragmented. So how can we better…
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Limitations of the New ISO Standard for Health and Wellness Apps
by The Lancetby The Lancet“Software apps for health and wellness are proliferating rapidly. Policy makers, health-care providers, and consumers can benefit from assessment and standard-isation of these apps, to support decision making in a rapidly developing field. Recognising this unmet need, the International Organization…
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Ethics and LawGuidelines/ StandardsPolicy and StrategyPolicy and StrategySpecial Interest Groups
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Releases “National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards – Guide for Service Providers”
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care have recently released a comprehensive guide for service providers, accompanying their 2020 release of the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards. This Guide explains each action discussed in the NSQDMH Standards in step-by-step detail, as well as their intention behind each action. The guide for service providers includes key tasks to help service providers meet the actions, together with examples of evidence a service can use to show how they are implementing the Standards. The Guide also features reflective questions to help services evaluate how they are currently meeting the Standards and lists useful resources for further information and support.
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Ethics and LawInternational DevelopmentsNewsSpecial Interest Groups
‘Virtual influencers’ are here, but should Meta really be setting the ethical ground rules?
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. …
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Guidelines/ StandardsInternational DevelopmentsPolicy and StrategyPolicy/ Strategy Documents
Telehealth and Australia’s Mental Health Care Transformation
Australia continues to rapidly integrate telehealth as an accepted and much desired element of health care delivery, in particular within the mental health space. Recent activity by the Federal Government has signalled continued growth in this area. Notably, the House Select Committee on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention has now released its final report into this critical and complex issue (the Report). In addition to the Report, the Australian Federal Government has also recently commenced a period of consultation on its Primary Health Care Plan 10 Year Plan, noting the acceleration of telehealth’s role in the usual course of health care in Australia.
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Guidelines/ StandardsInternational DevelopmentsPeer Support ServicesSuicide PreventionYouth Wellbeing
#chatsafe Creator Wins EMHC’s Leadership Excellence International Award for Guidelines Helping Young People Talk Safely Online about Suicide
by Orygenby OrygenLike it or not, young people use social media all the time to talk about suicide-related thoughts, feelings and behaviours, says creator of #chatsafe, Orygen’s Head of Suicide Prevention Research, Associate Professor Jo Robinson. “It’s really challenging, because although……
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Ministry of Health & Health Navigator Charitable Trust Launch NZ’s First Assessment Framework for Digital Mental Health & Addiction Tools
by Susie Hillby Susie HillNovember marked the launch of the first assessment framework for the rapidly growing number of e-mental health and addiction tools available and in development in Aotearoa New Zealand. Commissioned by the Ministry of Health and developed by the……
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Developing Global Governance for Digital Mental Health: A Collaborative Effort Overview
by eMHICby eMHICIn this presentation, Cameron Fox (Health Technologies Lead, World Economic Forum) discusses the development of a global governance for digital mental health. His project “Disruptive Technologies in Mental Health” is a joint initiative by the World Economic Forum and Deloitte.
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Ethics and LawGuidelines/ StandardsPolicy and StrategyWorkplace Wellbeing
First International Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
Our working lives can have a significant impact on our psychological well-being and the current pandemic has shone a spotlight on just how great that impact can be. Recognizing that employers have a responsibility to protect both the physical and…