Including links to the finalists’ winning proposals It’s a wrap! HackMentalHealth’s first collegiate hackathon is over, filled with passion, laughter, and lots and lots of code! Read more to find out about the event including the top winners below! The Winners Each of the hackathon winners wrote their own blog post detailing the redesign proposal.… Continue reading HackMentalHealth Yale’s Collegiate Mental Health Hackathon
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Announcing HackMentalHealth 2019, The World’s Largest Mental Health Hackathons
Join us at Yale University on Feb 22–24, and UCSF Mission Bay on Mar 23–24 to innovate and redesign mental health + technology. Get Yale Hackathon Tickets Here Get UCSF Hackathon Tickets Here In the current century, mental health has become one of the biggest challenges our nation faces. According to the National Alliance on… Continue reading Announcing HackMentalHealth 2019, The World’s Largest Mental Health Hackathons
HackMentalHealth: 9 Lessons From The World’s Largest Mental Health Hackathon
Lessons from planning the world’s largest mental health hackathon in six months I was recently part of an amazing team of individuals to plan what now appears to be the world’s largest mental health hackathon, HackMentalHealth(our blog recap here). It was an incredible and inspiring event: not only did we have over 350+ attendees and 30+ sponsors but… Continue reading HackMentalHealth: 9 Lessons From The World’s Largest Mental Health Hackathon
HackMentalHealth 2018: “The Movement Has Begun”
In the upcoming century, mental health is one of the biggest challenges our nation faces. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness in a given year. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. for people aged 15–24. 46% of homeless adults live… Continue reading HackMentalHealth 2018: “The Movement Has Begun”
Technology and the Mind: An Existential Psychotherapist’s Thoughts on the Meaning of Tech
With many in the technology sector inspired by Facebook’s 2018 mission to make its platform more meaningful, there’s been a greater conversation about the influence of technology on our mental health. To investigate this phenomenon further, I interview Dr. Nicolle Zapien, PhD, Dean, School of Professional Psychology and Health, California Institute of Integral Studies about… Continue reading Technology and the Mind: An Existential Psychotherapist’s Thoughts on the Meaning of Tech
Announcing HackMentalHealth — Silicon Valley’s Mental Health Hackathon
In the upcoming century, mental health is one of the biggest challenges our nation faces. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness in a given year. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. for people aged 15–24. 46% of homeless adults live… Continue reading Announcing HackMentalHealth — Silicon Valley’s Mental Health Hackathon