Episode 52: Mental Health in your Pocket

<p>As access to mental health care continues to be a challenge across the country, digital interventions have shown considerable promise. Dr. Gillian Strudwick (Independent Scientist & Chief Clinical Informatics Officer, CAMH) and Dr. Lydia Sequeira (Postdoctoral Fellow, CAMH & Canada Health Infoway) lead through the potential and considerations for text-based mental health supports. </p> <p>Learn more:</p> <p><a href= "https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/resource/advancing-the-evolution-insights-into-the-state-of-e-mental-health-services-in-canada/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mental Health Commission of Canada 2017 Environmental Scan of e-Mental Health Services in Canada</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.camh.ca/hopebycamhapp" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Hope by CAMH app</a></p> <p><a href="https://besaskwell.memotext.com/">Be SaskWell</a></p> <p><a href="https://insights.infoway-inforoute.ca/emental_health/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">e-Mental health data on Infoway Insights </a></p> <p>Music: "Inspired," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license.</p>