Topic: Peer & Lived Experience Support
Lived Experience Leadership in Digital Mental Health: Insights from the Dutch Mental Health Leaders
The Dutch delegation is setting a global standard in digital mental health by placing lived experience leadership at the center of design, development, and implementation of innovative, recovery-focused solutions.
The Evolving Face of Mental Health Recovery: Beyond Symptoms to Thriving
Mental health “recovery” must shift beyond symptom management to the public health goal of creating systemic and environmental conditions that allow individuals to thrive, rather than merely survive.
Sparking Change: The Ember Innovations Story – A Journey of Innovation, Community, and Transformation in Mental Health
Ember Innovations has spent six years redefining mental health care in Aotearoa New Zealand, centering lived experience, Te Tiriti-led practice, and community-driven innovation.
Fighting Stigma in Mental Health: Choosing Empathy Over Prejudice
Stigma around mental illness can be deadly, but empathy can save lives. Jon Nelson shares how deep brain stimulation and compassionate care helped him survive depression and why we must choose understanding over judgment.
India Leading the Digital Charge: A Strategic Shift to Transform Access to Mental Health Services
India’s first-ever Expert Dialogue on Emerging International Trends in the digital mental health domain in New Delhi was a landmark event, given the scale of mainstream media’s interest in digital mental health.
Breaking Stigma Online and Offline: How Lived Experience is Shaping the Future of Mental Health
Fueled by his personal experiences with loss and mental illness, Jon Salmon, a mental health advocate, highlights how digital tools and creative storytelling can combat stigma. He emphasizes the power of using lived experience as a key component in co-designing
The Power of Peer Work: Lived Experience as a Powerful Tool for Validation and Agency
ReachOut’s PeerChat, a digital peer support service for young people, has been shown to improve mental wellbeing by providing accessible, non-clinical, and recovery-oriented support grounded in lived experience.
Vimbo Health: From Lived Experience to Building for Home
Vimbo Health, co-founded by Tafi Mazikana and Sherrie Steyn, offers accessible, culturally-adapted digital mental health support for Africa. Inspired by Tafi’s own experience with digital therapy, their Vimbo Health App uses CBT principles for depression and anxiety, with a focus
“The Best Is Yet To Come”: A Powerful Voice for Suicide Prevention and Digital Mental Health
Grace Curtis’s new book, “The Best Is Yet To Come,” launched in New Zealand Parliament, offers a hopeful message on suicide prevention and the vital role of digital mental health. Her story highlights the need for accessible mental health support
Ember Korowai Takitini Group CEO Darryl Bishop Honoured with New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for Lifelong Commitment to Mental Health Reform.
Darryl Bishop, Group CEO of Ember Korowai Takitini, has been appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for his 25+ years of leadership in mental health. Recognized for his work on the Like Minds, Like Mine
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