Rising rates of major depressive disorder are fueling a student mental health crisis. As college attendance most often occurs at the same age as first onset of schizophrenia and many other mental health conditions, the need for new tools and resources to offer preventive, early, and increased access to care is critical. This presentation will focus on how digital mental health interventions for student mental health care can offer a new suite of actionable solutions today and innovation in care tomorrow. The presentation will cover the efficacy and effectiveness of digital mental health interventions that have been tested in clinical trials, and will review the dissemination and implementation of these tools on campuses across the country with a focus on serious mental illness. Attention will be given to data and results in terms of a social justice and a health equity lens.

Format

Recorded webinar, non-interactive, self-paced distance learning activity with post-test.

This presentation was recorded on May 28, 2021.

Learning Objectives

• Describe mental health challenges facing students in secondary and higher education settings including major depressive disorder and early onset psychotic disorders.
• Examine the use of digital mental health tools for depression among student populations and among minority populations.
• Evaluate the utility of different types of digital mental health interventions that could be used to help treat or monitor serious mental illness.
  

Outline

• Overview of mental health challenges facing students
• Understand the social ecosystem of student mental health
• Review of research and evidence supporting digital mental health
• Examine utility of different types of digital interventions
• Presenter Q&A

Target Audience

Counselor, Nurse/Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Social Worker, Peer Specialist/Peer Support

Instructional Level

Introductory, Intermediate

Estimate Time to Complete

Estimated Duration: 1.0 hour
Program Start Date: June 2, 2021 
Program End Date: July 8, 2023

Ongoing Interdisciplinary Discussion Board

If there are any topics covered in this webinar that you would like to discuss with colleagues in the mental health field, post a question or comment on SMI Adviser’s Webinar Roundtable Topics discussion board (https://smiadviser.org/discussion). This is an easy way to network and share ideas with other clinicians who participate in this webinar.

How to Earn Credit

Participants who wish to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™, CE credit for psychologists, CE credit for social workers, nursing continuing professional development contact hours (NCPD, formerly CNE), or a certificate of participation may do so by completing all sections of the course, including viewing the full video and submitting an evaluation. A multiple-choice quiz is provided based on the content. A passing score of 75% must be achieved. After evaluating the program, course participants will be provided with an opportunity to claim hours of participation and print an official CME certificate (physicians), CE certificate (psychologists), CE certificate (social workers), NCPD (nurses), or certificate of participation (other disciplines) showing the completion date and hours/credits earned.

Continuing Education Credit

Physicians

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The APA designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychologists

The American Psychiatric Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. American Psychiatric Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Nurses/Nurse Practitioners

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Social Workers 

American Psychiatric Association, provider #1743, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. American Psychiatric Association maintains responsibility for this course. 

ACE provider approval period: 05/18/2020 - 05/18/2021 and 05/18/2021 - 05/18/2024. 

Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 (clinical) continuing education credits.

Faculty and Planner Disclosures

All financial relationships relevant to this activity have been mitigated.

Instructor

• Dr. Emily Lattie received a PhD in clinical psychology with a specialization in health psychology from the University of Miami. Her early research was in chronic illness, focusing both on biobehavioral processes and remote delivery of care for populations with access barriers. Dr. Lattie’s current work focuses on the development and evaluation of technology-enabled mental health services for depression and anxiety delivered via mobile app or website. She is particularly interested in adapting these services to subpopulations with access barriers, and in examining the contexts, including school and healthcare settings, in which these programs can be implemented. Dr. Lattie reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
  

Planners

• Teri Brister, PhD, LPC, National Alliance on Mental Illness. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Stacy Coyle, PsyD,The Ross Center. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. 
• Tristan Gorrindo, MD, American Psychiatric Association. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Sherin Khan, LCSW, Thresholds. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.
• Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, University of Texas at Austin. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.  

• Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, University of Texas at Austin. Reports no financial relationships with commercial interests. (Reviewed on 6/15/2023)

Accessibility for Participants with Disabilities

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Technical Requirements

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• The latest and 2nd latest public versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari
• Internet Explorer 11+

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