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💡 Free Webinar: Implementing Library BeWell for Teen Mental Health The Society of Digital Psychiatry and JMIR Mental Health are hosting a new session on how digital mental health interventions can be designed with teens, not just for them. In this webinar, Dr. Ashley Knapp, from Northwestern University, alongside host, John Torous, MD MBI, will showcase Library BeWell, an innovative digital mental health tool co-designed with teens and implemented through public libraries. Learn how community-engaged design, formative research, and usability testing can make digital mental health interventions more effective, especially for marginalized youth. This webinar will cover: ➡️ The Power of Co-Design: Engaging teens to create tools that truly meet their needs. ➡️ Libraries as Hubs: Leveraging public libraries for accessible mental health support. ➡️ Moving From Research to Implementation: Translating formative research into real-world application. 🗓 Date: April 24, 2026 | 12 PM ET 🔗 Register Here: https://lnkd.in/eqdyXNKS #JMIR #DigitalMentalHealth #YouthWellness #CoDesign #LibraryInnovation #JMIRMentalHealth

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Firefighters put their lives on the line every day. Their safety extends beyond the fireground, including how their health and safety data are handled. A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, from the University of Colorado Anschutz and John Hopkins University, examined privacy preferences of firefighters and fire service leadership regarding occupational health and safety data collected via digital tools. Key findings: ➡️ Firefighters prefer de-identified data and limited sharing. ➡️ Mental health information is considered highly sensitive. ➡️ Leaders are more concerned about data use and sharing than firefighters, highlighting potential tensions. ➡️ Clear communication about purpose, access, and outcomes is essential for trust and uptake. As we deploy wearables, mobile apps, and digital health platforms in high-risk workplaces, integrating privacy protections and transparent communication is critical. Read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/e_ptwfyq Rachel Topazian, Aleksandra (Aleks) Wec, Joseph Ali, Shannon Frattaroli, Cassandra Crifasi #OccupationalHealth #FireService #DigitalHealth #DataPrivacy #JMIR #HealthTech #WorkplaceSafety

If you’ve been watching The Pitt, you’ve seen it: AI is already entering our clinical space. But what happens during medical training? In our newest Author StoryTap video, Dr. Esteban Ortiz-Prado explores how AI is reshaping medical education, from virtual patient simulations to automated clinical assessments, and why AI literacy is becoming just as important as clinical knowledge. ➡️ Not just tools, but transformation ➡️ Why human intuition still matters ➡️ Introducing the FACETS framework for responsible AI adoption 🎥 Watch the full video: https://lnkd.in/ebtexacv  Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/eA4F45Bj #MedicalEducation #DigitalHealth #AIinHealthcare #HealthInnovation #JMIR

Open access shouldn’t be a barrier, it should be a baseline. We’re proud to renew our partnership with Jisc for 2026–2027, continuing a model that’s redefining how research gets published. Since 2022, this agreement has: ✔ Removed APCs for researchers across dozens of UK institutions ✔ Enabled 700+ publications ✔ Made over half of UK-authored JMIR research APC-free in 2025 But the real impact goes beyond the numbers. As Dennis O'Brien, VP of Communications and Partnerships at JMIR Publications shared, this partnership is helping “pioneer a sustainable funding model for Open Access publishing which is now being replicated across the globe.” And that momentum matters, as Anna Vernon, Head of Research, Licensing at Jisc notes, it’s about being able to “remove barriers to open publishing for UK researchers, and ensure fair, sustainable access to OA opportunities across [Jisc’s] membership.” By replacing individual APCs with a flat, institutional model, we’re building a more equitable future for research, one where open access is the standard. Here’s to continuing that progress. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eeqr7BvQ  Jisc Michael Byer Sarah Gilbert  #OpenAccess #OpenScience #ScholarlyPublishing #ResearchEquity #DigitalHealth

Missed our webinar on digital health navigators? Watch the full recording of “Bridging Innovation and Care: Evaluating Digital Health Navigators in Prescription Digital Therapeutics” with Julian Schwarz, MD and John Torous, MD MBI, to explore how digital health navigators are transforming patient support and improving the integration of prescription digital therapeutics into real-world care.  - Learn how innovation meets implementation  - Discover key evaluation insights  - Understand the impact on patient outcomes 🎥 Watch now: https://lnkd.in/exDY-isb #DigitalHealth #HealthInnovation #PDTs #HealthcareTransformation #JMIR #DigitalMentalHealth

Our annual report is live! Over the past week, we’ve shared key insights from our report, highlighting innovation, global reach, author stories, and our community. Now, we want to say thank you. To our staff, editors, peer reviewers, society partners, researchers, and readers. Your dedication, expertise, and engagement make everything we do possible. 2025 was a year of collaboration, growth, and impact, and it wouldn’t have happened without you. Read our full report to learn more insights: https://lnkd.in/eTEfyiT8  #ThankYou #Community #Collaboration #AnnualReport #DigitalHealth

“Pressure can be threatening, but also illuminating.” Volume 4 of our Digital Health newsletter is here: and this month, we’re leaning into that idea. From AI regulation and data ethics to digital surveillance and precision medicine, the technologies reshaping health care are also exposing the systems behind them. Read what’s surfacing…and what comes next.👇 https://lnkd.in/gZ8dh-vm

We’re growing at JMIR Publications! 🎉 This new Scientific Editorial Manager role is a great opportunity to shape research integrity and editorial excellence in a mission-driven publishing environment. Know someone who’d be a great fit? 🔗 Apply or share: https://lnkd.in/eNKirCQt

Important Announcement from JMIR Publications 🎉 Dr. Amy Shirong Lu has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of JMIR Serious Games! An associate professor at Northeastern University with joint appointments in communication studies and public health, Dr. Lu directs the Health Technology Lab. Her research explores the psychological, physiological, and behavioral dimensions of digital health technologies, leveraging tools such as active video games, extended reality (XR), and mobile apps to drive meaningful health outcomes. Her research brings a fresh, interdisciplinary lens to how we design engaging, effective health interventions, and we can’t wait to see her vision shape the future of the journal. Welcome to the team, Dr. Lu! 🚀