Mentallys

Mentallys: A digital tool to enable self-care and access to care

Why do people living with mental health illness receive less care than those living with cancer? Mental health is a fundamental right and implies access to care and support to achieve recovery.

LATECE Domains

Connected Health

LATECE Values

  • Transdisciplinarity
  • Accessibility
  • Social engagement
  • Services for citizens

Nature of the project

Software development

Mental healthcare needs are universal, for ourselves and our loved ones. Yet, access to recovery care remains complicated.

Digital app focused on self-care and access to care; facilitates telemonitoring and user-to-user, peer-to-user, and healthcare professional-to-user communication

Includes a feature where users can generate their own health history to prepare for a visit with a healthcare professional

Target audiences

  • General public
  • Healthcare system
  • Individuals seeking follow-up care and support

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Start up

2021-2022

End date

2025

Status

Validation and implementation stage

Stéphane Vial, PhD

Other LATECE members

Sylvie Trudel, PhD

LATECE student collaborators

  • Abdelkader Ben El Fassi*
  • Maxime Cavarroc*
  • Nadine Gokar
  • Ali Khavari Khorasani*
  • Andres Piraquive Lopez
  • Ndèye Fatou Seck
  • Laurent-René Tavarès*
  • Théo Weimann*

Collaborators

Peer support workers, patient-partners, healthcare professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, psychoanalysts), mental healtcare practitioners, codesign facilitators, UI/UX designers, graphic designers, sound designers, software developers, consultants

Keywords

Mental health, connected health

Partners and funders

  • Chaire Diament
  • Social Science and Humanities Research Council
  • Fonds de recherche du Québec
  • Université du Québec à Montréal
  • Fondation de l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal
  • Fondation Carmand Normand
  • Fondation de l’UQAM
  • Sidekick Interactive
  • CAP Mieux-Être
  • Axelys
  • Esplanade Québec

Funding

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