Supporting the Mental wellbeing of key vulnerable groups whilst promoting sustainable economic recovery during Covid-19.

ParAnimo是一家精神健康技术公司，其使命是：*使用创新的匹配技术降低寻找合适的英国治疗师的复杂性。*增加私人在线谈话疗法的可及性，并促进向患有现有和新出现的精神健康问题的弱势人群提供私人在线谈话疗法。*支持在英国各地提供和雇用私人心理健康谈话治疗师。Covid-19对两个关键的弱势群体产生了不利影响：残疾人和他们的无偿照顾者。由于“临床极度脆弱”(CEV)分类，许多残疾人被要求“屏蔽”。46%的CEV成年人自屏蔽开始以来没有离开过家，37%的人报告他们的精神健康状况恶化，如果他们已经接受了精神健康支持，这一比例上升到68%。40%的年轻无偿照顾者和59%的年轻无偿照顾者表示，自新冠肺炎以来，他们的心理健康状况变差了。这两个群体需要紧急帮助。尤其需要提供精神健康治疗服务，以解决这些群体面临的日益增长的担忧：依恋问题、广泛性焦虑、健康焦虑、创伤后应激障碍、强迫症、压力、复杂的损失和悲伤、丧亲、创伤、创伤后应激障碍、抑郁、自残、虐待和家庭暴力。在这些困难时期，屏蔽/自我隔离的需求和限制使传统的面对面治疗几乎不可能实现。获得私人心理健康治疗和支持的现有途径既复杂又令人困惑。对于寻求支持的有限知识的人来说，无论是通过治疗方法、专业知识、资格或专业成员资格来判断治疗师的能力都是困难的。这给现有的痛苦增加了压力和焦虑。当结合基于位置的可获得性的限制时，找到合适的治疗师的机会大大减少。私人心理健康治疗师面临着专业挑战，限制了向更多客户提供服务的机会。分娩取决于地点，治疗师的选择是为了方便客户，而不是根据专业知识。许多治疗师缺乏在线营销知识来区分他们的服务，治疗师列出的是类似的专业知识，而不是特定的经验和长处。在新冠肺炎期间，目前还没有合适的全面的在线治疗师过渡模式。为了解决这些挑战，我们正在：*与英国第一残疾人工会、护理人员支持威尔特郡和全国咨询协会合作，确保我们能够满足这两个弱势群体的需求。*使用独特的百分比匹配系统创建一个“All in One”心理健康平台-简化为最脆弱的客户选择治疗师的过程。*扩大治疗师在英国各地的覆盖面，实现精神健康支持的地区分布平等。在新冠肺炎期间维持收入。*建立一个通过视频定位提供的安全和可访问的治疗环境永远不会阻碍人们获得所需的精神健康支持。*治疗师的资格是可见的，专业会员资格得到验证。*开发一种治疗信用模式，使来自慈善机构和企业的外部资金能够支付治疗费用。该平台可以降低复杂性，增加可及性和提供，同时促进治疗专业知识的更公平分配，支持脆弱的残疾用户及其无偿照顾者的精神健康需求。

Paranimo is a Mental Health technology company on a mission to:* Reduce the complexity of finding an appropriate UK Therapist using innovative matching technology.* Increase the accessibility to, and facilitate the delivery of, private online talking Therapy to vulnerable people with existing and emerging Mental Health issues.* Support the availability and employment of private Mental Health talking Therapists across the UK.Covid-19 has had a detrimental impact on two key vulnerable groups: Disabled and their unpaid carers. Many disabled have been required to "shield" due to "clinically extremely vulnerable" (CEV) classification. 46% CEV adults have not left their homes since shielding began with 37% reporting a worsening of their mental health, rising to 68% if they have already been receiving Mental Health support. 40% of young unpaid carers and 59% of young adult unpaid carers say their Mental Health is worse since Covid-19\. These two groups need urgent help.Mental Health Therapy delivery is particularly needed to address rising concerns faced by these groups presenting with: Attachment issues, Generalised Anxiety, Health Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, Stress, Complex loss and grief, Bereavement, Trauma, PTSD, Depression, Self-Harm, Abuse and Domestic Violence.The demands and limitations of shielding/self-isolation have made it practically impossible to access traditional face to face therapy during these difficult times. The existing pathways for accessing private Mental Health Therapy and support are both complex and confusing. It is difficult for people seeking support with limited knowledge to judge the competence of Therapists, whether by Therapeutic approach, expertise, qualifications or professional memberships. This contributes stress and anxiety to existing distress. When combined with the limitations of location-based availability, the chance of finding an appropriate Therapist is dramatically reduced.Private Mental Health Therapists experience professional challenges limiting opportunities to offer services to greater numbers of clients. Delivery is location-dependent with Therapists selected by convenience to the Client rather than by expertise. Many Therapists lack online marketing knowledge to differentiate their services, with Therapists listing similar expertise, rather than particular experience and strengths. There is currently no suitable comprehensive online transition model for Therapists during Covid-19\.To solve these challenges, we are:* Working in partnership with the UK's first Disability Union, Carer Support Wiltshire and the National Counselling Society, ensuring we can meet the needs of these two vulnerable groups.* Creating an "all in one" Mental Health platform using a unique percentage matching system - simplifying the Therapist selection process for most vulnerable clients.* Increasing Therapists' reach across the UK leading to equality of regional distribution of Mental Health support, sustaining income during Covid-19\.* Building a secure and accessible Therapeutic environment delivered over video - location is never a hindrance to accessing the Mental Health support people need.* Therapists' qualifications are viewable, professional memberships verified.* Developing a Therapy credit model enabling external funding from charities and businesses to cover Therapy costs.The platform can reduce complexity, increase accessibility and delivery whilst promoting a more equitable distribution of Therapeutic expertise which supports the Mental Health needs of vulnerable disabled users and their unpaid carers.