Intervention

Key Messages: VR proposed alternative for addiction treatment “Researchers developing treatments for addiction are turning to virtual reality and gaming to help patients overcome their lack of impulse control and decrease the relapse rates.” “While there’s no substitute for counselling…it…

“Social distancing and stay-at-home orders are critical interventions to slow down person-to-person transmission of COVID-19. While these societal changes help contain the pandemic, they also have unintended negative consequences, including anxiety and depression.”

Strongest Families Institute (strongestfamilies.com), is an award-winning (e.g., 2017 Governor General of Canada Innovation Award; 2012 Mental Health Commission of Canada Award), bilingual charity.  Grounded in over 20 years of social science research[1][2][3][4][5][6][7], SFI leverages technology, best science, and highly…

Image: MOST Clinician Winn accesses the platform from her mobile/cell phone   In many parts of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has placed growing and greater pressures on the mental health of young people and the services designed to support…

Every day, we see reminders that mental health is a human and economic crisis. The tumult of the pandemic and the isolation it has created has affected us all, but getting help has been a significant challenge for many. Stigma…

Dr Ross Harper, Co-founder and CEO of Limbic talks about his journey to starting Limbic, a company that provides AI software for mental healthcare.   The evolution of Limbic   Limbic is a product of both my academic background and my Co-founder…

 11-June-2021  Case studies   Over the last year, we have learned just how interconnected the world really is. Despite differences across countries, cultures and communities, one of the greatest commonalities that underpins us all, is the power of our stories.   At batyr…

Providing New Zealanders with easy access to locally developed, well-designed digital wellbeing tools is a priority for Te Hiringa Hauora (New Zealand’s Health Promotion Agency).   To this end, Te Hiringa Hauora is working with an innovative Kiwi social enterprise…

Source: www.c4tbh.org   Using predictive analytics algorithms, a universal screening tool can accurately determine an adolescent’s suicide risk and alert providers of which patients are in need of follow-up interventions, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry… Researchers set out to develop a…

As dangerous as COVID-19 and the pandemic have been to our physical health, they’ve also threatened our mental health as well.   Shutdowns and social distancing measures mean many people haven’t been able to access their usual mental health and…