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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Mental Health

Date Submitted: Sep 20, 2025
Date Accepted: Oct 28, 2025

The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Accelerating Digital Mental Health: The Society of Digital Psychiatry’s Three-Pronged Road Map for Education, Digital Navigators, and AI

Torous J, Ledley KT, Gorban C, Strudwick G, Schwarz J, Choudhary S, Emerson M, Patriquin M, Dempsey A, Bantjes J, Ospina-Pinillos L, Hornick J, Kochhar S

Accelerating Digital Mental Health: The Society of Digital Psychiatry’s Three-Pronged Road Map for Education, Digital Navigators, and AI

JMIR Ment Health 2025;12:e84501

DOI: 10.2196/84501

PMID: 41313160

PMCID: 12661594

Accelerating Digital Mental Health: The Society of Digital Psychiatry’s Three-Pronged Roadmap for Education, Digital Navigators, and AI.

  • John Torous; 
  • Kathryn Taylor Ledley; 
  • Carla Gorban; 
  • Gillian Strudwick; 
  • Julian Schwarz; 
  • Soumya Choudhary; 
  • Margaret Emerson; 
  • Michelle Patriquin; 
  • Allison Dempsey; 
  • Jason Bantjes; 
  • Laura Ospina-Pinillos; 
  • Jennie Hornick; 
  • Shruti Kochhar

ABSTRACT

Digital mental health tools, including apps, virtual reality, and AI, show increasing evidence of benefit, yet their translation into routine clinical practice remains limited. To bridge this gap, the Society of Digital Psychiatry and JMIR Mental Health have launched an international initiative focused on clinician education, the training of Digital Navigators, and the development of standards for artificial intelligence to support equitable, safe, and evidence-based implementation. This multipronged approach aims to accelerate uptake, ensure ethical and effective use of emerging technologies, and expand access to high-quality mental health care worldwide.


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Torous J, Ledley KT, Gorban C, Strudwick G, Schwarz J, Choudhary S, Emerson M, Patriquin M, Dempsey A, Bantjes J, Ospina-Pinillos L, Hornick J, Kochhar S

Accelerating Digital Mental Health: The Society of Digital Psychiatry’s Three-Pronged Road Map for Education, Digital Navigators, and AI

JMIR Ment Health 2025;12:e84501

DOI: 10.2196/84501

PMID: 41313160

PMCID: 12661594

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