Social Media and mHealth - Benefits Canada.com...Social Media and Mental Health! Homewood Human Solutions™! Dr. Scott Wallace, PhD, RPsych! Director, Creative, Social, and Digital

Social Media and Mental Health! Homewood Human Solutions™!

Dr. Scott Wallace, PhD, RPsych!Director, Creative, Social, and Digital Media!

[email protected]!

Social Media and mHealth Implications For The Future of Mental Health!

© Homewood Human Solutions, 2013! www.homewoodhumansolutions.com!

I. What is social media?!

II. How consumers are using social media for mental health!

III. Exciting mHealth trends!

IV. Top 5 predictions for social media and mHealth!

V. Where to start?!

Index !Social Media and mHealth!

I. What is social media?!


What is social media?!

!The set of online and mobile tools enabling people to connect !

on a global scale by reading, authoring and reacting to content developed by others."!


Advent of Social Media!Consumer is creating “reach” with their conversation.!

II. How consumers are using social media for mental health!






Likelihood of information found affecting health decisions (e.g. diet, exercise)"

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The most active user searching for health

information?!

Social Media and mHealth!


88% of caregivers look online for health information ... outpacing every other user on every health topic!









III. Exciting mHealth trends!


In the mHealth space!the trends are exciting!

and sometimes stunning...!


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Witness the explosion of mobile

growth!!

own tablets!1/3!

last year (2012)!2x!





IV. Top 5 predictions for social media, mHealth and mental health!



More engaging social media and mHealth tools!

Evidence-based applications will be demanded !

More restrictive social media and mHealth guidelines!

Integrated support (providers, practitioners) !

Social media “the new normal” !

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V. Where to start?!



To establish ourselves as a valuable online mHealth community

member...!

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through expert and meaningful contributions...!

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that advance knowledge and behaviour change...!

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in the areas of mental health, addictions, organizational and

employee health, wellness, and productivity. !!



Your customers, clients, employees, family members, vendors, unions, professional groups are tweeting, posting, liking, sharing... !

!When will you be part of this conversation?!


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Social Media and mHealth - Benefits Canada.com...Social Media and Mental Health! Homewood Human Solutions™! Dr. Scott Wallace, PhD, RPsych! Director, Creative, Social, and Digital