Society for Digital Mental Health

Welcome to Meet the SDMH Communications Committee Series Week 2 ➡ Today we are so excited to introduce Sofía Mildrum Chana! 📚 Sofía is a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Medical/Clinical Psychology doctoral program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology and Human Biology from the The University of Kansas and her Masters of Arts in Psychology from UAB. She joined SDMH in 2023 and is the person behind some of the LinkedIn posts you see on our site. 📲 Her research interests are broadly focused on addictive behaviors and digital mental health, specifically on how to leverage digital mental health platforms to address disparities in care access for underserved communities. Her dissertation evaluates how Hispanic/Latinx dementia caregivers engage with social media platforms. Clinically, she aims to become a bilingual licensed clinical psychologist, delivering culturally and linguistically sensitive mental health care. 🎇 Fun fact: Sofía is originally from Madrid (Spain), and if you ask her, she can talk about jamón and other Spanish foods for hours!

Register for the upcoming event "Making Sense of the Research on Social Media and Youth Mental Health": https://lnkd.in/gCS8MDdC Date: October 8, 2024 Livestreamed Discussion: 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST Q&A with teens: 3:45-4:15 EST There is widespread concern about the high rates of mental health difficulties affecting adolescents and emerging adults, but considerable debate in the field about the causes of the alarming rates of anxiety, depression, loneliness, and suicidality. To move the field forward and determine how we can best help youth, we need to move beyond sensational news headlines and have real conversations among people who disagree on what the evidence says but share a deep commitment to supporting youth. In a discussion moderated by Dr. Bethany Teachman and Dr. Nancy Deutsch Dr. Nancy Deutsch (Co-Directors of UVA’s Thriving Youth in a Digital Environment), we will interview Dr. Jonathan Haidt and Dr. Candice Odgers (leading figures in this field with differing views on what the research really says about the role of social media in supporting or harming youth mental health) to understand why they draw different conclusions from the research, learn where they agree and disagree, and consider what research is needed to truly move the field forward and get to the solutions we all seek. 

New LinkedIn Live coming up! 🔥 Join Dr. Sam Nordberg and Georgia Hoyler to learn how a care delivery organization can partner with payor organization to implement and scale effective digital innovation within routine care settings. The panelists will describe one product, Precision Behavioral Health, as an example of such partnership. Precision Behavioral health a digital-first care model built within one organization and scaled to others, that matches patients to a digital intervention and has strategic human support embedded to enhance patient journey. Solome Tibebu, Founder & CEO of Behavioral Health Tech, will moderate this exciting session. 

Congratulations to SDMH member Dr. Eduardo Bunge! 🎆 Parente AI has launched its Digital Co-Therapist (PAT), designed specifically to assist parents in managing their children’s behavioral challenges. This AI-powered tool offers evidence-based support (i.e., Parente Management Training) in a way that can be delivered by all therapists. By leveraging this technology, ParenteAI aims to address the growing demand for #pediatricmentalhealth services and improve #access to care, empowering parents to take an active role in their children’s mental health. This launch is part of a broader collaboration with Dr. Eduardo Bunge (Palo Alto University) and Dr. Antonio Hardan (Stanford University). 🔗 See the link for more details ➡ https://www.parente.ai/  

📢 JOB OPPORTUNITY 📢 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services is seeking a Digital Technology Subject Matter Expert. "This role is pivotal as we expand our efforts to leverage digital tools and technologies to improve mental health services delivery, increase access to care, and enhance consumer outcomes. The successful candidate will stay current on and catalog literature, data, and other resources at the intersection of digital technology/artificial intelligence (AI) and mental health, promoting the connection between research, evidence-based practices, and federal initiatives." ❗ Opens: 09/17/2024 ❗ Closes: 09/23/2024 Position Title: Public Health Advisor, GS-0685-14 Announcement No: HHS-SAMHSA-DHA-24-12547725 (Direct Hire) Location: Rockville, MD (SAMHSA/Center for Mental Health Services/Office of Technical Assistance and Coordination) If you have expertise in digital technology and mental health or know someone with the necessary skills and experience, please share this announcement with them. 🔗 To apply, click on this link ➡ https://lnkd.in/giZNgnnq

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Coming up in September, a new SDMH Live LinkedIn Event! Join us for a dynamic discussion covering the arc of the reSET and reSET-O digital therapeutics for substance abuse, from development and initial validation at Dartmouth through its commercialization and scaling through Pear Therapeutics. The presentation will cover the practical considerations of bringing a digital therapeutic to market and implementation, lessons learned, best practices, and considerations in the evolving climate. Registration for attending is required and free of cost. Click for more details and the registration form. We hope to see you there!

Welcome to Meet the SDMH Communications Committee Series Week 1 ➡ Today we are introducing our wonderful Kaitlyn Petz! 📚 Kaitlyn earned her BA in Psychology with a minor in Data Analytics from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, USA in 2023. She is currently the Project Coordinator & Lab Manager for the Program for Anxiety, Cognition, and Treatment (PACT) Teachman Lab at UVA, supervised by SDMH Board member Dr. Bethany Teachman. She plans on pursuing a PhD in Clinical Psychology. 💻 Kaitlyn's research interests include ways to adapt digital and mobile mental health interventions for anxiety and mood disorders to be more inclusive and accessible, including alongside active and passive sensing techniques in developing just-in-time adaptive interventions. She is particularly interested in developing scalable versions of these interventions, including micro-sessions and single-session interventions, examining what the short-term benefits can be and how symptoms can be alleviated in the moment. 🎆 Fun fact: Kaitlyn has been playing the guitar for over 10 years! Her favorite song to play is Blackbird by The Beatles. 

We are only one week away from a new SDMH Live LinkedIn Streaming Event! On Thursday 9/12 at 4PM (EST), we will host a dynamic discussion on digital therapeutics for substance abuse, from development and initial validation through its commercialization and scaling. Presenters will cover the practical considerations of bringing a digital therapeutic to market and implementation, lessons learned, best practices, and considerations in the evolving climate. Registration for attending is required and free of cost. Check the event and register at: https://lnkd.in/eE5q-ZVu

It's that time of year again! Are you a faculty member in digital mental health research reviewing applications for the 2024-2025 cycle? If so, please fill out the following survey to indicate your interest. These results will be disseminated via the Society for Digital Mental Health to interested students & trainees! https://lnkd.in/enaJNGGY Student & trainees interested in applying to digital mental health graduate programs for 2024-2025 cycle can find faculty responses here: https://lnkd.in/euNZc_wv