Equity in Digital Mental Health Interventions - Livestream

Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) hold promise to advance mental health equity by addressing provider shortages, reaching individuals who might not seek services in traditional healthcare settings, and making evidence-based treatments available 24/7. However, DMHI science to date has rarely involved members of historically marginalized groups in the development, testing, or implementation of these digital tools. Therefore, without careful consideration, DMHIs can perpetuate, or even worse, create new inequities in mental health. This seminar explores the state of the science in DMHIs, with an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles. First, with a review the current literature to determine how well DMHIs adhere to DEI principles and the current evidence (or lack thereof) supporting their effectiveness and implementation for marginalized groups. Then, a discussion of how these findings inspired the creation of Mind-Us, a DMHI for individuals who experience elevated levels of discrimination. Concluding with findings from work testing and refining new low-intensity implementation strategies to promote uptake, engagement, and retention in self-guided DMHIs for marginalized groups.

Speaker: Giovanni Ramos, UC Berkeley

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