1. The 4th Symposium on Computing and Mental Health

2. Organizing Committee http://mentalhealth.media.mit.edu/ Maria Wolters
Rafael Calvo
John Torous
Greg Wadley

3. Agenda
09:00–09:15 Welcome and Introductions 09:15–10:15: Keynote by Victoria Betton 10:15–11:00 Coffee and Posters A 11:00–12:00: Keynote by Til Wykes 12:00–13:30: Group Lunch! -> paypal or venmo or cash to 13:30–14:30: Coffee and Posters B 14:30–15:30: Presentations of JMIR Paper -> Send slides or link to for loading 15:30–16:30: Panel: Designing for Ethics 16:30–17:00: eMentalHealth in Practice: Guided Discussion

4. Framing the Discussion

5. Tremendous Potential
Feb 19th, 2019

6. Tremendous Risk
April 30, 2019
Feb 20, 2019

7. Informed Consent in the Digital Age

8. Missing Ethics / Informed Consent
January 1, 2019
Barnett I, Torous J. Ethics, transparency, and public health at the intersection of innovation and Facebook's suicide prevention efforts. Annals of internal medicine Feb 12.

9. Ethics and Informed Decision Making Around Apps
Torous J, Andersson G, Bertagnoli A, Christensen H, Cuijpers P, Firth J, Haim A, Hsin H, Hollis C, Lewis S, Mohr DC. Towards a consensus around standards for smartphone apps and digital mental health. World Psychiatry Feb;18(1):97.

10. Ethics and Informed Decision Making Around Apps
Henson, David, Albright Torous . Accepted and in Press with Lancet Digital Medicine

11. Privacy (Level 1)
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Huckvale K, Torous J, Larsen ME. Assessment of the data sharing and privacy practices of smartphone apps for depression and smoking cessation. JAMA network open Apr 5;2(4):e

12. Evidence (Level 2)
Larsen ME, Huckvale K, Nicholas J, Torous J, Birrell L, Li E, Reda B. Using science to sell apps: Evaluation of mental health app store quality claims. npj Digital Medicine Mar 22;2(1):18.

13. Evidence (Level 2)
Noone and Hogan. A randomised active-controlled trial to examine the effects of an online mindfulness intervention on executive control, critical thinking and key thinking dispositions in a university student sample. BPJ Psychology. 2018

14. Engagement (Level 3)
Ng MM, Firth J, Minen M, Torous J. User Engagement in Mental Health Apps: A Review of Measurement, Reporting, and Validity. Psychiatric Services Mar 27:appi-ps.

15. Clinical Integration (Level 4)
Henson P, Peck P, Torous J. Considering the Therapeutic Alliance in Digital Mental Health Interventions. Harvard review of psychiatry Apr 4.

16. Towards Solutions
Need to continue to innovate as unmet need for mental health remains at crisis levels in every country in the world. Technology has the potential to bridge that gap.
Yet need to ensure we do not move too fast and cause harm today or tomorrow
Many speakers, posters, panelists, and discussions - each will present critical perspectives.

17. Towards Solutions: Digital Skills Groups

18. Towards Solutions: Iterative Co-Design
Torous J, Wisniewski H, Bird B, Carpenter E, David G, Elejalde E, Fulford D, Guimond S, Hays R, Henson P, Hoffman L. Creating a digital health smartphone app and digital phenotyping platform for mental health and diverse healthcare needs: an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. 2019:1-3.

19. Digitalpsych.org/slides
Thank You
Digitalpsych.org/slides