Can AI solve the youth mental health crisis? | Dr. Frank Iorfino

Host Bianca Bowron-Cuthill speaks with Dr. Frank Iorfino, Associate Professor at the Brain and Mind Centre at Sydney University, about the research-backed digital solutions reshaping how clinicians identify, triage, and treat young people. 

They cover the reasons behind the growing youth mental health crisis, why measurement-based care is important, how AI is reducing variability in clinical decision-making, and why digital tools may be the most scalable solution to Australia's mental health workforce crisis.

00:00 – Introduction & Frank's Background

02:49 – The Youth Mental Health Crisis

06:20 – Digital Solutions & the "Digital Front Door"

11:00 – Measurement-Based Care & Patient Empowerment

19:07 – AI in Mental Health

26:29 – Clinical AI Knowledge Bases, Wearables & Prediction

32:53 – The Current System vs. The Digital Future

40:53 – Australia as a Global Leader in Mental Health