Dates: 1 September 2015 - 31 August 2019
Funder: European Commission
Project description
The body of evidence for Internet-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of mental health conditions has grown rapidly in the past decade. Yet many European countries have not implemented these effective approaches into health systems. Individuals with risk conditions or distinct mental health problems interested in using online interventions are often unable to access appropriate and evidence-based online interventions.
The aim of ICare researchers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, the UK and the Netherlands is to change this by establishing a comprehensive model of promoting mental health in Europe. The ICare online platform encompasses evidence-based risk detection, disease prevention, and treatment facilitation for common mental health disorders.
ICare is designed to improve existing healthcare models, open new access paths and overcome traditional implementation barriers. ICare addresses several main goals of EU health policy, European Commission eHealth Action Plan 2012-2020: Improving the quality of health care, improving access to health care, improving effectiveness and acceptance of eHealth tools.
Methods
CPEC is leading ICare work package 8: Economic Evaluation of Technology-enhanced Mental Health Care Delivery in Europe. This aims to estimate the costs of providing the interventions, undertake a cost-effectiveness evaluation of the interventions, and to model the downstream savings that may accrue from the interventions. Jennifer Beecham and Eva-Maria Bonin work on this research.
Outputs
For outputs visit ICare project website.
Further project information
Principal Investigator at LSE: Professor Jennifer Beecham
CPEC Research team: Eva-Maria Bonin
Collaborators: ICare partner organisations comprise four research institutions, eight universities and one enterprise from six European countries.
Countries: Austria, England, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland
Keywords: mental health interventions
Contact
Eva-Maria Bonin
e.bonin@lse.ac.uk