About this Event
Irish adolescents are experiencing significant psychological distress and poor mental health. Given these concerns, families and experts are calling for scalable interventions and prevention programmes to improve young people’s mental health in Ireland.
On 1st December, Transforming Adolescent Mental Health in Ireland Through Digital Innovation, will explore the role that digital innovation can play in addressing adolescent mental health needs and policy priorities in Ireland. The event includes expert talks, hands-on demonstrations, and a panel discussion.
The event is co-hosted by , a Horizon Europe-funded team made up of researchers and academics, artists, game developers, and young people from six partner countries, including Ireland, the UK, Czechia, Portugal, Austria, and Norway, along with the Helping Kids! Lab in the UCD School of Psychology, UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy and TASC (Think-tank for Action on Social Change).
This symposium aims to strengthen connections between research and policy and showcase an evidence-based intervention aligned with existing policy priorities aimed at improving the mental health of Irish youth.
Places are limited so make sure to reserve your spot.
Agenda
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration, Tea & Coffee
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Serious Games
Host: Dr Gloria Mittman (Karl Landsteiner University)
Info: Developing Lina, a Creative and Collaborative Digital Classroom Intervention
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
A hands-on interactive demonstration of Lina
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Short Break
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Panel discussion on digital interventions and Irish policy priorities
Host: Dr. Laura K. Taylor (Professor of Psychology at UCD)
🕑: 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Wrap Up
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
Event venue & nearby stays
MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland, 86 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland
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