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About the App
What is the EHS app?
EHS is a mental health app designed for adults suffering from PTSD (please see FAQ # 23 for more on PTSD). The app is meant to reduce acute symptoms of PTSD, increase help seeking behavior, reduce stigma, create mental health awareness, and provide a community space for people to listen to and share their stories.
How does the EHS app work?
Once you have created an account, you can choose to use the app anonymously. Each user will be put into a group with other users according to gender and language. The users will then be guided through carefully curated weekly modules to share their story and listen to the story of others in a similar situation, as well as learn critical skills to manage their distress.
What makes the EHS app different?
Storytelling allows people to share their stories with others who might have similar experiences. From the context of mental health care, this can be especially beneficial for reducing isolation and stigma, as people see that they’re not alone in their struggles. EHS has integrated this traditional therapeutic approach into a digital platform, using video recordings from users to share and listen to stories.
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Depending on the nature of the traumatic experiences, individuals might develop one of 2 different types of disorder: PTSD and C-PTSD.
Evidence-Based Studies
Digital Mental Health Feasibility Studies
Adolescents accept digital mental health support in schools
Early intervention is important in order to improve mental health outcomes for young people. Given the recent rise in mobile phone ownership among adolescents, an innovative means of delivering such intervention is through the use of mobile phone applications (apps).
A feasibility study of a mental health mobile app in the Dominican Republic
Mobile health (mHealth) interventions include mental health apps (MHapps). There are hundreds of MHapps, which have been touted as a means of revolutionizing mental health care delivery.
Bring EHS to the people you serve
The EHS app is available through partner organizations, at no cost to users. Talk to us about licensing, deploying or co-designing with EHS.