Episode 71: AI Tools for Mental Health Care

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "line-height: 107%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">The artificial intelligence landscape is dynamic, with t</span><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">he potential to support health system activities in various ways — and that includes mental health care. We join Dr. Lydia Sequeira (Research Fellow, <a href="https://www.camh.ca/">Centre for Addiction and Mental Health</a> and <a href= "https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca">Canada Health Infoway</a>) and Maureen Abbott (Manager, Access to Quality Mental Health Services, <a href="https://mentalhealthcommission.ca/">Mental Health Commission of Canada</a>) to explore different use cases for AI in mental health care, benefits and challenges, and practical resources. </span></span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Please note that this episode includes brief references to suicide and suicidal ideation, within the context of the broader mental health care landscape. </span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;">Music: "Inspired," by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. Digital Health InfoCast is produced by Canada Health Infoway and copyright under a Creative Commons license. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style= "font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> Further Learning:</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style= "font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://digital.camhx.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The digital and artificial intelligence (AI) mental health certificate</a> (CAMH) </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/digital-health-initiatives/innovative-technologies/artificial-intelligence/toolkit-for-ai-implementers"> </a><span style="t