Completed projects
Improving the impact of digital mental health tools for Māori, Pacific and other peoples
Māori-, Pacific-, and Pākehā-led focus groups and interviews from Tairawhiti to Auckland and Wellington with Māori, Pacific, Pākehā and other communities (54% of participants were Māori; 17% Pacific, 18% Pākehā and 13% other).
Community views were analysed along with survey data, international and local research, and peer review to highlight opportunities to improve the impact of publicly funded websites, apps, and e-therapies for mental health in key communities.
Digital tools for mental health and wellbeing
Optimising our digital mental health, addiction and wellbeing ecosystem
Terry Fleming (Digital Mental Health Catalyst), Ryl Jensen (Digital Health Association), and Anna Elders (Digital Wellbeing Industry Group) facilitated online workshops and led the development of a paper on needed developments in our digital ecosystem. This was endorsed by wide ranging groups.
Optimising our digital mental health, addition and wellbeing ecosystem to improve equity and create impact in Aotearoa.
Expertise on gamification and digital tools for mental health
Chapters and articles for ‘World Psychiatry,’ ‘Comprehensive Clinical Psychology’, ‘Recent Advances in Paediatrics’ and others. See a short introductory video.
How can social media platforms support mental health?
Analysis and advisory for a large provider about how social media platforms can support mental health and wellbeing.
Avoiding institutional basis and racism in digital mental health
Analysis for the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions.
MatchEmoji Casual Video Game for mental health
Dr Russell Pine, educational psychologist, led the development and testing of a new approach for engaging young adolescents using casual video gaming and mental health messages. This was appealing to students and teachers and promising in a feasibility study. A larger trial is planned.
Sleep app for mental wellbeing
We prototyped an app with students and local writers. Initial findings were that this was a non-threatening and helpful way to improve wellbeing. PhD student Dan Archer is developing and testing a larger scale app. We are scoping interest in developing other versions, such as a sleep app with hapu and iwi, including their own sounds and content.