Webinar #4: “Digital Mental Health“

17 December 2025, zoom

Digitalisation is deeply shaping the lives — and mental wellbeing — of young people. At our latest MEET webinar, experts from practice, policy, and research shared key insights on opportunities, risks, and responsibilities in digital mental health.

Across all contributions, a common theme emerged: digital and AI-based solutions must be ethical, evidence-based, and human-centred. Digital mental health tools should complement, not substitute, professional care and community-based support — always prioritising safety, inclusion, and young people’s rights. There is no single solution to digital mental health challenges — but through cross-sector collaboration, responsible innovation, and informed practice, we can build safer and more supportive digital environments for young people.Across all contributions, a common theme emerged: digital and AI-based solutions must be ethical, evidence-based, and human-centred. Digital mental health tools should complement, not substitute, professional care and community-based support — always prioritising safety, inclusion, and young people’s rights. There is no single solution to digital mental health challenges — but through cross-sector collaboration, responsible innovation, and informed practice, we can build safer and more supportive digital environments for young people.

Webinar programme:

13:00 - 13:10 Welcome and introduction

13:10 - 13:30 Digital Mental Health Promotion in Slovenian Youth: The Impact of an Online Counselling Program (Domen Kralj, National Institute for Public Health, Slovenia) presentation

13:30 - 13:40 MEET digital tool - MindCraft (Laura Fotulová, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia) presentation

13:40 - 14:00 Digital environments and their impact on mental health (Rayan Temara, Mental Health Europe, Belgium) presentation

14:00 - 14:20 Current use of AI for mental health: challenges and opportunities (dr. Tom Van Daele, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences, Belgium) presentation

14:20 - 14:30 Discussion

The webinar was recorded and is now available for on-demand viewing HERE.