Bengaluru: By the way Announced plans for Hindi Language mental health Application, which will also be accessible through WhatsApp. Act, a non-profit venture philanthropy platform, is supporting the initiative and is looking for a co-funding partner to drive development. The pilot is expected to begin in early 2023.
ACT Healthcare Director Neetha Joy said, “14 per cent of our population is suffering from this disease. Mental health disorders And as the pandemic exacerbates the lack of access to quality care, we need innovative solutions to address this waste because there are not enough trained care providers to meet this latent demand.”
The first iteration of the Hindi app will guide the users Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) exercises via text with a mobile phone-based conversational agent, to help users manage depression and anxiety. The app will guide users who show moderate to severe symptoms and direct them to clinical programs and other wellness tools.
“In our ambition to help 50 million users by 2025, we must move beyond literacy and language barriers to access mental health support for all. We’ve shown that therapy through Vysa appeals to people who don’t want to come forward to talk about their mental health issues,” said Joe Aggarwal, CEO and co-founder of Vysa.
“We are bridging the digital divide, moving closer to our goal of providing scalable, equitable and accessible emotional support,” added Smriti Joshi, Chief Psychologist, Vyasa.
“Wysa in Hindi has the potential to reach not only metro cities but Tier II-III cities where mental health issues are more prevalent and less discussed. With the simplicity of this app and science-backed techniques like CBT, it is. Hindi speakers So getting guidance in their mother tongue is very beneficial,” said Dr. Roma Kumar, Clinical Psychologist and Senior Consultant, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi.
