(Source: https://www.med-technews.com/) Teenagers starting their GCSE and A level studies are being treated for depression through a digital mental health therapy programme for young people that reflects the increasing education pressures they are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SilverCloud Health, a digital mental health platform, is extending its existing digital therapy programmes for young people to also incorporate an online module for tackling depression, based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
The new module is being introduced to teenagers aged 14 and upwards by CAMHS services across the UK including Dorset Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), part of Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust. It will soon be available to health trusts and schools across the UK. Nationally, an estimated 1.3 million children and young people experience mental health problems.
It is being announced to mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October, which is organised by the World Health Organisation annually to raise awareness and counter stigma towards mental health. This year’s theme is “Mental Health for All”.
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