Digital Mental Health: A shared vision for research, policy and practice
This event will bring together leading researchers, policy makers, mental health professionals, and experts-by-experience, to create a shared vision of digital mental health in Ireland. The number of digital mental health solutions is increasing, as the need for accessible mental health services becomes more urgent. It is important in a competitive market, that the advances in this technology are used for the public good. A shared vision and a coherent strategy, are needed to ensure that advances in digital mental health are used to improve the mental health of the people of Ireland. Leading researchers, policy makers, and clinicians will gather together with mental health service users to share their expertise.
The Government of Ireland Digital Mental Health Steering Group, established under Sharing the Vision is tasked with developing the first national digital mental health strategy. As a member of this group, the Lead Applicant, and members of the proposed event committee are well placed to directly impact policy. Leading digital mental health researchers will present their work through oral and poster presentations, lead clinicians and professional body representatives will describe integrating digital technology in mental health services, and experts-by-experience who have co-created digital mental health solutions will share their expertise.
Roundtable discussions targeting research, policy and practice will synthesize expert opinion from across disciplines. The event will directly inform the national digital mental health strategy, support interdisciplinary collaborations, celebrate successes, and support ongoing stakeholder engagement. This event will provide infrastructural support for the communication and implementation of the strategy. Event outcomes will be shared through the development of a policy brief, short reports in journals spanning the relevant professional bodies, a research publication in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, a short report in national newspapers and via HSE, UL, UoG, UCD, Twitter pages.
- Award Date
- 05 April 2023
- Award Value
- €3,800
- Principal Investigator
- Dr Ruth Melia
- Host Institution
- University of Limerick
- Scheme
- Conference and Event Sponsorship Scheme