Fed Uni working on youth mental health platform

FEDERATION University Australia has partnered with five other universities to develop a digital mental health platform to assist young people with anxiety, depression, substance abuse and sleep problems.

Britt Klein, Professor of Digital and Mental Health, is part of a multi-university team awarded $5 million for the Medical Research Future Fund’s Million Minds Mission project.

Digital health programs are available on laptops, mobile phones and tablets.

Professor Klein said the advantage of digital mental health platforms is a better reach to all Australians regardless of circumstance and offer accessible forms of assessment and treatment.

“This project will not only deliver a new digital model of care for Australian youth but it will also deliver a new generation of mental health researchers mentored by established leaders in the digital mental health field,” she said.

The project team, led by Associate Professor Sonja March from the University of Southern Queensland will also involve local, state and national organisations and support agencies.