Government policy

DIGITAL FUTURES IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH

Digital technologies offer significant potential for improving the delivery of mental health care. Realising this potential will require rapid testing and evaluation of emerging technologies to enable evidence-informed policies. Artificial intelligence and the utilisation of integrated datasets have been identified as priority technologies.

The development of policy solutions was a two-stage process. Initially, at a Policy Lab workshop digital experts and innovators collaborated with policy professionals to identify barriers to developing and implementing new digital technologies in youth mental health care, enablers of implementation, and the mechanisms to achieve these policies. This data was then analysed and used to develop policy solutions.