eMEN presented at the ‘Health and Care in a Digitising World’ symposium
Posted onOn January 16th, the Belgian partners presented the eMEN project at an event organized by Public Policy Exchange taking place in Brussels. Read More
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Belgian eMEN partners at 3rd plenary meeting of the European Health Parliament
Posted onOn 6 February, the Belgian partners attended the 3rd plenary meeting of the European Health Parliament. Read More
What does a psychologist think about online treatment?
Posted onSince August 2018 I have been working as a psychologist in our online treatment team. In the past 20 years, I have conducted mostly face-to-face sessions, and online treatment was not very common. During this time, we did start to use more email and also WhatsApp, which resulted in more and faster contacts. I had never worked with online modules before, in our case the modules from Minddistrict. I will summarize my first experiences with online treatment. Read More
Mental health issues cost EU countries more than €600 billion
Posted onIn many EU countries, mental health is still a taboo. However, the economic impact of psychological disorders is a loss of 4% of GDP and changes in the labour market only aggravate the situation, according to a report by the OECD. Read More
eMEN Winter 2018 Newsletter
Posted onWelcome to the eMEN winter newsletter, updating you on our progress and achievements in e-mental health technologies across Europe. Read More
Reducing depressive feelings with Virtual Reality
Posted onCan virtual reality help someone with a depression? Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group, VU University Amsterdam and an SME called IJsfontein believe so. In co-creation they have developed a virtual reality application called 'Lunchroom Sunday'. The application is developed within the e-Mental Health Center (eGGZ Centrum), a European Regional Development funded project which is also sponsored by the province of Noord-Holland. The project focuses on setting up an e-mental health center in the Netherlands. Read More
eMEN at ESI Funds for Health final conference Brussels (6-7 Dec)
Posted oneMEN presented at high level ESI Funds for Health final conference (Brussels) Read More
The Future of Digital Mental Health in Northern Ireland
Posted onRoundtable discussions are currently being organised by the Mental Health Foundation as the UK partner in the eMEN project to explore critical issues related to policy development, specifically regarding the challenges, benefits and ethics of developing and implementing digital mental health technologies in the four countries of the UK. The overall aim of these discussions is to use key findings from each of the four countries to inform the eMEN project’s Transnational Policy Solution document, with recommendations specific to the UK context. Read More
eMental Health developments in Ireland
Posted onThere has been significant progression of the eMental health field in Ireland during 2018. Overall, we can see a growing coherence in activity focusing on leveraging eMental health’s potential to address specific challenges in the mental healthcare system, and also on supporting broader improvement in the quality, range and reach of mental health services and supports. Read More
The Nurture Network: Promoting Mental Health for Young People in a Digital World (e-Nurture)
Posted onThe e-Nurture Network launch took place on November 30th 2018 in London, UK. This multidisciplinary research network aims to look at how children and young people are influenced by a digital world, and consider the challenges and opportunities that digital environments present. Read More