Empowering Minds
Problem statement
Rising rates of mental disorders
Prevalence of stress and its consequences
students mental health development
Stigma and unawareness
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Mental health education
General awareness
Public discourse
Courses
Training programmes
Knowledge translation
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Stigma - single most important barrier
Education - awareness
Building resources
Finding options
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Mansik shakti Foundation
a section 8 company
non-profit organisationion
education
webinars
need assessment
04
Empowering students with self-assessment
credible
reliable
valid
feasible
evidence-based
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Group of experts
10 members
Psychiatrist with experience
Mandate- to develop psychological tools
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Psychometric questionairs
self-assessment
not for diagnosis
1. Stress - level and source
2. Presence of psychiatric symptoms/warning signs
3. Current Psychopathology/symptoms or conditions
4. Risk - vulnerability
5. Resilience and positivity
6. Mental well-being and functioning
7. Non Cognitive predictors for success
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Our Collaborator
KJ Somaiya Institute of Technology
Department of artificial intelligence and data sciences
Filed trial
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Experiment with digital mental helath
development of App
Web-based
Android and iOS
Guided intervention
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Key findings
evaluation of tools
mental health indicators
10
Key findings
prevalence of stress
Psychiatric symptoms
Risk for mental health conditions
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Development of algorithm
Discussion
Evidence
Experience
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Default criteria
self-development
mental health education
further evaluation
need for helpline
need for intervention
connecting with counsellors or psychologist
connecting with psychiatrist or doctors
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Policy
Guided implementation
Program-based intervention
working through institutions
ethics and confidentiality
data management and privacy
autonomy and human rights
evaluation of _ symptoms and risk
14
Consensus
Research base
further trials
controlled studies
validation of App
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Details of psyhcometric tools
discuss
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information and outcomes
to discuss
Empower
Growth
Empower
Growth
