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In this edition:
- Launch of youth digital mental health platform
- Blog from This Way Up
- New podcast from SANE – People like you
- Live webinar from MHPN – Supporting mental health in neurodivergence
- eMHPrac podcast – 4 tips from a child and adolescent psychologist to help you be more creative and flexible about tailoring dMH
- Live Webinars from Black Dog Institute
- Recent blogs:
- “Harnessing technology for early intervention in eating disorders”
- “Building a digital mental health toolkit when working with addiction”
- “The road to blended care: Lessons form the field”
- “Build your cultural competence”
- See the eMHPrac team at these upcoming conferences
- Read the latest dMH research articles
- This month’s featured service: Mello
Launch of Momentum a New Digital Mental Health Platform for Youth
We are excited to announce the launch of Momentum, a new digital mental health platform for children and adolescents aged 7 to 17. Created through a collaboration led by the University of Southern Queensland, Momentum offers tailored online programs to help young individuals cope with anxiety, depression, and improve overall well-being. This platform, co-designed with input from young users, parents and caregivers, and mental health professionals, equips users with tools and techniques for self-help, accessible from home at their own pace.
THIS WAY UP Blog: What Changed my Mind about Digital Mental Health Treatments
Jay Court, THIS WAY UP‘s digital mental health engagement lead, explores how clinicians are increasingly integrating digital solutions into routine care. Drawing on conversation with a nationwide network of over 30,000 clinicians, Jay discusses the evolving attitudes and common questions surrounding digital mental health treatments. This shift highlights a significant development in mental health care, showcasing the growing acceptance of digital practices within the professional community.
Introducing “People Like You” A New Podcast Series by SANE
Hosted by SANE Ambassador Cam Solnordal, the new podcast “People Like You” delves into the realities of severe and long-term mental health challenges. Launched in 2024, this series, a collaboration between SANE StigmaWatch and Mindframe, features heartfelt discussions with individuals, their families, and support people. Each episode promotes understanding and dismantles stereotypes, inviting listeners to see the shared humanity in all of us.
Live webinar from mhpn
“Supporting the mental health of a neurodivergent person with co-occurring autism and ADHD”
When: Online, Wed 26 June 7.15pm AEST
Join the Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN) for an insightful webinar focused on the mental health challenges faced by individuals with co-occuring Autism and ADHD. This session will delve into effective methods to identify, assess, and diagnose these conditions. Participants will learn valuable strategies for supporting emotional, behavioural, and executive functioning regulation and explore the advantages of a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment and support of people living with autism and ADHD.
New Episode of Digital Mental Health Musings Podcast
4 tips to help you be more creative and flexible about tailoring digital mental health to suit your clients: On the Ground with Child and Adolescent Psychologist Dr Lyn O’Grady
In our first episode of the new season of Digital Mental Health Musings, we chat with respected child and adolescent psychologist Dr Lyn O’Grady about her experiences using digital mental health with clients and their families. She shares practical tips she has learnt through her own practice to help other practitioners be more creative and flexible about tailoring digital mental health to suit their clients.
Listen or watch the full episode new on our website, or you can search, subscribe, and listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Live webinars from Black Dog Institute
“eCBT for adolescents with insomnia”
When: Online, Thurs 6 June 1pm AEST and Thurs 6 June 8pm AEST
Sleep is vital to mental health, and especially for adolescents who are in a critical stage of development and forming lifelong habits. However, 40% of young people fact significant sleep problems which can put them at risk of developing anxiety or depression. There is extensive evidence for the benefits of cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), however an app delivering this gold standard treatment to adolescents was missing. Introducing Sleep Ninja®; a free, evidence-based smartphone app shown to be effective in helping young people with sleep problems.
Join one of the Sleep Ninja team as they share what the research tells us about interventions for sleep and how health practitioners can work with young people to improve adolescent sleep.
“Harnessing technology for early intervention in eating disorders”
How digital mental health services can aid with identification and early intervention of disrupted eating behaviours.
“Building a digital mental health toolkit when working with addiction”
How digital tools can enhance treatment for substance use and addictions, and some services to help you get started.
“The road to blended care: Lessons from the field”
Reflecting on the current shift in practice towards blended care and common questions that come up when putting it into practice.
“Build your cultural competence”
Discussing the effects of culture on mental health and how digital mental health services can help bridge cultural gaps to improve health care.
Catch us at these upcoming conferences
General Practice Conference & Exhibition (GPCE)
24-26 May 2024, ICC Sydney, NSW
Presentation and Trade exhibit
See Dr Jan Orman present and visit the eMHPrac team at Black Dog Institute at their trade exhibit.
What we’ve been reading
Bell, I., Arnold, C., Gilbertson, T., D’Alfonso, S., Castagnini, E., Chen, N., … & Alvarez-Jimenez, M. (2023). A personalized, transdiagnostic smartphone intervention (Mello) targeting repetitive negative thinking in young people with depression and anxiety: Pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e47860. doi: 10.2196/47860
Artificial intelligence and psychotherapy: A counterpoint
Richards, D. (2024). Artificial intelligence and psychotherapy: A counterpoint. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. Doi: 10.1002/capr.12758
Implementation of the Australian National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards
Rigby, S., Boyd-Skinner, C., Storm, V., & Katte, J. (2024). Implementation of the Australian National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards. Australasian Psychiatry, 10398562241246488. Doi: 10.1177/10398562241246488
Our featured service… Mello
About Mello
Mello is a recently launched app, developed by Orygen Digital, to help young people break free from stuck thinking, to target symptoms of anxiety and depression. The symptom management and wellbeing tool incorporates evidence-based strategies from CBT, ACT, MCT, MBCT and DBT. It is designed for people aged 16-25, but it is also accessible to those outside this age group.
Read our blog delving into the Mello app here.
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