Digital Mental Health Interventions for Suicide Prevention among Young Adults-Handout: Slides

Handout: Slides

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The document titled "Digital Mental Health Interventions for Suicide Prevention among Young Adults" discusses the challenges and opportunities of using digital mental health tools to address suicide prevention in young adults. It highlights the high rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among young adults and the barriers they face in accessing mental health care. The document also provides an overview of various interventions for suicide prevention, including brief interventions and suicide-specific interventions. It emphasizes the effectiveness of digital mental health interventions and their potential to increase autonomy and engagement in the recovery process. However, it acknowledges the existing inequalities and digital inequities that may hinder access to such interventions. The document suggests recommendations for improving access and quality of digital mental health interventions and emphasizes the importance of involving individuals with lived experience in the design and implementation. It also provides a list of available digital suicide prevention tools and concludes by highlighting the need for continued research and improved dissemination and implementation strategies for digital mental health interventions.

Keywords

Digital Mental Health Interventions

Suicide Prevention

Young Adults

Challenges

Opportunities

Accessing Mental Health Care

Brief Interventions

Suicide-Specific Interventions

Digital Inequities

Recommendations