Bond, Raymond R. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1078-2232
Mulvenna, Maurice D.
Potts, Courtney
O’Neill, Siobhan
Ennis, Edel
Torous, John
Funding for this research was provided by:
MENHIR project (https://menhir-project.eu/) includes funding/grant income from the European Union Horizon 2020 funding programme. (Grant agreement no. 823907, Grant agreement no. 823907, Grant agreement no. 823907, Grant agreement no. 823907)
Atlantic Futures project (https://www.atlanticfutures.com/). (HEA North-South research programme., HEA North-South research programme., HEA North-South research programme.)
Article History
Received: 2 November 2022
Accepted: 26 July 2023
First Online: 22 August 2023
Competing interests
: This section includes competing interests and/or potential competing interests. The authors declare competing financial and non-financial interests. R.R.B., M.D.M., E.E. and S.O. are investigators/researchers of the MENHIR project (ExternalRef removed, ‘Mental health monitoring through interactive conversations’, funded by H2020 EU research and innovation programme, grant agreement no: 823907). R.R.B. and M.D.M. are members of the editorial board for npj Mental Health Research. R.R.B., M.D.M., C.P., E.E. and S.O. were also investigators/researchers on the ChatPal project (ExternalRef removed) which is an example project that is also described in this paper. R.R.B. and M.D.M. are also current co-principal investigators on a government funded project (KTP, Innovate UK) with Action Mental Health in Northern Ireland to help digitally transform mental health services. M.D.M. is co-founder and director of Pneuma Healthcare. S.O. is the Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland. J.T. is co-founder and a board member of Precision Mental Wellness. R.R.B. and M.D.M. are members of the Digital Mental Health Forum in Northern Ireland.