How Technology Can Help Deliver Crucial Mental Health Support

While tech is sometimes associated with negative impacts on mental health, Douglas Mennin, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at Teachers College, has been working on tech approaches to deliver “just in time interventions” to people dealing with mental health issues like anxiety. He and his team are developing tools that monitor and help identify signs of distress, and then prompt people with appropriate support and techniques to help them address how they’re feeling. He joins Teachers College President Thomas Bailey to discuss why this is a challenging time for many people with regard to mental health, and how mental health supports like those his team are developing could be used in k-12 schools and beyond. 

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