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

支持主要弱势群体的心理健康，同时促进 Covid-19 期间的可持续经济复苏。

• 批准号: 76171
• 金额: $ 10.92万
• 依托单位: PARANIMO LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=76171
• 关键词: Supporting; Mental; wellbeing; key; vulnerable

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.

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减少寻找合适的英国治疗师的复杂性。增加可访问性，并促进提供，私人在线谈话治疗，以现有和新出现的心理健康问题的弱势群体。支持在英国各地提供和雇用私人心理健康谈话治疗师。新冠肺炎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护理人员。许多残疾人由于“临床上极其脆弱”（CEV）分类而被要求“屏蔽”。自屏蔽开始以来，46%的CEV成年人没有离开过家，37%的人报告他们的心理健康状况恶化，如果他们已经接受心理健康支持，则上升到68%。40%的年轻无薪照顾者和59%的年轻成年无薪照顾者表示，自2019冠状病毒病以来，他们的心理健康状况更糟。这两个群体需要紧急帮助。特别需要提供心理健康治疗，以解决这些群体所面临的日益严重的问题：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，丧亲之痛，创伤，创伤后应激障碍，抑郁症，自我伤害，虐待和家庭暴力。保护/自我保护的要求和限制。与世隔绝使得在这些困难时期几乎不可能获得传统面对面治疗。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。寻求支持的人很难用有限的知识来判断治疗师的能力，无论是通过治疗方法，专业知识，资格还是专业会员资格。这会给现有的痛苦带来压力和焦虑。当与基于位置的可用性的限制相结合时，找到合适的治疗师的机会大大减少。私人心理健康治疗师遇到专业挑战，限制了为更多客户提供服务的机会。提供服务取决于地点，治疗师的选择取决于客户的方便程度，而不是专业知识。许多治疗师缺乏在线营销知识来区分他们的服务，治疗师列出类似的专业知识，而不是特定的经验和优势。目前，在Covid-19期间，治疗师没有合适的综合在线过渡模式。为了解决这些挑战，我们正在：* 与英国第一个残疾人联盟，威尔特郡护理支持和国家咨询协会合作，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“一体化”心理健康平台-简化最脆弱客户的治疗师选择流程。*增加治疗师在英国的覆盖范围，从而实现心理健康支持的区域分布平等，在Covid-19期间维持收入。建立一个安全和可访问的治疗环境，通过视频定位提供绝不会阻碍人们获得所需的心理健康支持。治疗师的资格是可见的，专业会员资格经过验证。开发一个治疗信贷模式，使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，增加可访问性和交付，同时促进更公平地分配治疗专业知识，支持弱势残疾用户及其无偿护理人员的心理健康需求。