Mission & Vision

Digital health interventions (DHIs) encompass a broad range of technologies and applications designed to enhance healthcare delivery, improve health outcomes, and empower individuals to manage their well-being.  

Our lab develops innovative, evidence‑based interventions to expand access to mental health care and support youth and adults in diverse settings. We deliver these interventions in two primary ways:  

1. Single‑Session Interventions (SSIs)  

- Designed for individuals without consistent access to treatment  

- Integrated into social media platforms for broad reach  

- Freely available through open‑access websites  

- Offered in drop‑in clinic settings for immediate support  

2. Adjuncts to Longer‑Term Care  

- Tailored for individuals already engaged in treatment  

- Culturally responsive to the realities of youth’s daily lives  

- Helpful for those on waiting lists awaiting care  

- Implemented in primary care and social service settings  

- Assigned as therapy homework to reinforce ongoing treatment  

Sustainable Access:  

All of our interventions are designed to be revisited as often as needed, giving individuals flexible tools they can return to during moments of stress, transition, or ongoing recovery.  

1. To enhance youth mental well-being on a large scale, create brief, interactive, readily available, and culturally compatible interventions to reduce barriers.

2. Learn how to create effective and tailored interventions by identifying mechanisms of action, transformation processes, and techniques for matching treatments.

3. Investigate new approaches to diffusion in non-traditional places, going beyond the typical boundaries of physical clinics.