UCD Computing and Mental Health (CMH@UCD) is an interdisciplinary research collective. Our members are interested in the use of technology to support the prevention and treatment of mental health difficulties.
CMH@UCD emphasises co-design and human-centred approaches. Our goal is to understand how people use technology and how it impacts their mental health. Through this understanding we aim to inform health care policy and develop new technologies that support better mental health.
Recent projects
Youth DMH
CMH@UCD is leading YouthDMH, an EU COST Action focused on digital mental health for young people.
Online help seeking
Helping seeking often begins online. This project aims to understand and improve the help-seeking experience.
FinHealth
FinHealth involves the passive assessment of mental health using financial (and other) data via machine learning.
Technology Acceptance
The TAC Toolkit supports the design of technologies that people are more likely to accept and use in the long term.
Youth Mental Health Lab
The YYMHLab aims to promote research in youth mental health and to translate research into a positive impact on young people.
Everyday AI
AI is becoming more commonplace. Working with partners, EU Kids Online, we are exploring young people’s use of AI tools.
Student mental health
Several of our projects focus on understanding and improving student mental health.
TEAM ITN
TEAM was a four year, EU funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD training network in technology enabled mental health.
Interact
Interact is a 6-year NIHR funded project investigating blended CBT in primary care settings.
News
- Beyond BansIn her latest blog post in anticipation of #WorldMentalHealthDay, Claudette explores the complexities of young people’s mental health and technology use. Instead of quick-fix solutions or blanket bans, it argues that we need… Read more: Beyond Bans
- From the archives – Personal InvestigatorBack in 2004 David Coyle and Mark Matthews designed a computer game called Personal Investigator. They were PhD students at Media Lab Europe, working collaboratively with the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry… Read more: From the archives – Personal Investigator
- From the archives – SavantWay back in 2003 Mark Matthews and David Coyle first worked on together on a project called Savant, an interactive museum installation exploring the audio and visual worlds experienced by people with autism.… Read more: From the archives – Savant
- Youth DMHYouth DMH is a new EU Cost Action led by UCD Computing and Mental Health. The Action will focus on how technology can support mental health in young people. It will launch in… Read more: Youth DMH
- CMH@UCDUCD Computing and Mental Health (CMH@UCD) is an interdisciplinary research group whose members are interested in how technology can have a positive impact on society and on mental health in particular …