Digital Mental Health Gatherings: More Than You Think & A Key to a Global Digital Mental Health Community (Updated February 8, 2020)
As we’ve done this research, it has been really encouraging to me to discover that professionals interested in this topic of digital mental health regularly get together in symposia, innovation challenges, hack-a-thons, conferences, etc., to present research, network and discuss trends & solutions. We are so jazzed about these trends that we have created a […]
Take #3 from #DIMH2018: The Cultural Customization Opportunity in DMH: The Delicate Mind, Henry Health & Faithful Counseling
As this space has developed, we see solutions developed to accommodate humans in general with a bias towards humans socialized by Western cultures. As this space continue to grow it is going to be interesting to observe how cultural customisation emerges in solution development. Such customisations might include ethnic customization, like with Henry Health for African American men, or […]
Reblog from Galen Growth Asia: The Mental Health Challenge in Asia: Is HealthTech Innovation an Opportunity to Address?
This post is intended to direct you to a blog article I wrote for Galen Growth Asia | HealthTech Connector & Builder, on the digital mental health scene in Asia, its need, opportunities, investments and players, in acknowledgement of (US) Mental Health Awareness Month. See the blog article on the Galen Growth Asia website at http://bit.ly/2IVzTW6, and while there […]
What I‘ve been reading this week … TelaDoc; MediBio; Lyra Health; American Psych Association; etc., expanding access; growing evidence of efficacy
During my regular reading about developments in the digital mental health space, I like to occasionally share articles I have been reading which especially get at how digital mental health access is expanding and the barriers to adoption are weakening. Your further perspectives on these topics is appreciated. 1 TelaDoc taps underserved Mental Health patients with […]
Mobile Apps, Sensors & Algorithms: Our Ambient, Ubiquituous Mental Health Coach/Treators?
Next up in our ongoing exploration of digital mental health categories is mobile apps, sensors and algorithms.Each are a distinct point solution and a significant tech industry sectors, in their own right. I am categorizing them as a combination as they are the ensemble behind a significant number of digital mental health solutions, that take […]
Online Portals & Social Communities: Staples for Education & Support, impacting Stigma and providing an Anonymous Resource
Let’s drill in on the particular digital mental health application of online portals & social communities. Since the inception of the internet in the mid 90’s to the popularity of online social media in the 2000s, these have been staples of digital and online experiences. Note that even as mobile rules, it is largely just a […]
5 Digital Mental Health Categories Spanning the Care Continuum
In parallel with developing the Digital Mental Health Map, I surveyed as many different applications in this space as I could find. It probably does without saying that I was pleasantly surprised, even overwhelmed by the number of applications which exist. The illustration above summarizes those I found. There are many way in which these […]
The Digital Mental Health Map: Framing the Space
In any strategy exercise, a map of the territory on which battle is waged, is necessary. The map’s contours reflect the strategist view to start. As the map is shared and discussed with fellow strategists, it becomes more informed and effective in supporting strategic (advantageous) action. This task is what I want to begin to […]