Your smartphone will see you now

Mental health access is a growing issue globally but conversational therapeutics delivered by chatbots might be the answer.

Over the past decade, mental health has become somewhat of a global epidemic, says CEO of Woebot Health, Michael Evers. The pandemic has exacerbated this.

He goes on to say that globally, on any given day, there are around 60 million people seeking support for mental health issues. The problem, in part, is one of access to such services for reasons including affordability and availability of mental health practitioners.

Clinically validated apps may be the answer. In this episode of The Next Stage listen to Michael describe how Woebot provides support in the form of AI-driven chatbots trained to deliver CBT or cognitive behavioural therapy – support that is available 24/7.

Since the app launched over three years ago it has completed more than 82 million minutes of therapy with its users.

Michael Evers, CEO of Woebot Health, was talking on the Growth Summit stage at Collision 2022.

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