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A free digital care initiative run by the Queen’s University Psychotherapy Lab (QUOPL) is openly recruiting patients in Ontario to participate in clinically validated online psychotherapy programs. Led by Dr. Nazanin Alavi, Psychiatrist in Chief and Chair of theDivision of Adult Psychiatry in the Department of Psychology at QueensUniversity, the initiative aims to address the issue of unmet mental healthcare needs, which affect as many as 2.3 million people in Canada. Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (e-CBT) makes use of the flexibility, cost effectiveness, and efficiency of online platforms to make mental healthcare more accessible.
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There is help for anyone one suffering from things like depression, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal or post-traumatic stress disorder. Queen’s University in Kingston is offering online support. Queen’s University says it expanded the on-line service because in Northern Ontario, there are very limited accessible and affordable mental health services available to adults, and specific populations such as correctional workers. “We started this a couple of years ago and in the past four years we have offered the online psychotherapy to over two thousand people,” says Alavi.
Read moreCTV News Northern Ontario recently featured our lab's innovative mental health programs. Our initiative provides free online therapy to individuals struggling with various mental health symptoms, benefitting over 2000 people. Our innovative approach incorporates AI technology to tailor care levels, ensuring individuals receive the support they need. We currently offer specialized programs for depression, alcohol use disorder, insomnia, and a program exclusively designed for correctional officers dealing with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Our programs, initially launched in Kingston, Ontario, and has expanded across the province to help address the significant demand for accessible mental healthcare services.
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Help is available for those dealing with issues like depression, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal, or post-traumatic stress disorder. Queen's University in Kingston has extended its online support services to address the shortage of accessible and affordable mental health care inNorthern Ontario. According to Queen's University, the decision to expand their online services was driven by the limited mental health resources available in the region. Dr. Alavi, the lead of the Queen’s University Online Psychotherapy lab, stated: "We launched this initiative a couple of years ago, and in the last four years, we've provided online psychotherapy to more than two thousand individuals."
Read moreQueen’s University Online Psychotherapy lab’s initiative is aimed at providing essential online therapy, free of charge, to individuals experiencing a diverse range of mental health issues, including depression, alcohol use disorder, insomnia, and a program uniquely designed for correctional officers dealing with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. This program has extend edits services to over 2000 patients across the province. Distinguished by its innovative approach, the program incorporates advanced AI technology to tailor care levels, ensuring a personalized support experience for each participant.
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Queen’s University offers free online psychotherapy based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). These studies include a 13-week Depression AI Study utilizing artificial intelligence for depression treatment, a 7-week Insomnia Study for sleep disorders, a 10-week Alcohol Use Disorder Study for those facing relapses, and a 12-week Correctional Workers Study tailored for PTSD, depression, and anxiety. This initiative aims to provide accessible mental health care across Ontario.
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Queen's University in Kingston,Ontario, is conducting vital mental health research studies and is seeking participants in Sudbury. The Queen's Online Psychotherapy Lab is investigating various issues, including depression, insomnia, alcohol use disorder, including mental health challenges among correctional workers (PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Dr. Nazanin Alavi emphasized that many rural communities lack mental health services, causing residents to seek help in emergency departments, straining the healthcare systems. Sudbury, like other Northern Ontario communities, grapples with these challenges, marked by fragmented services, and other barriers including geographic inaccessibility, service and physician shortages and transportation challenges.
Read moreThe Queen’s Online PsychotherapyLab is developing, implementing and validating a variety of online cognitive behavioral therapy programs including depression, insomnia, alcohol use disorder, and mental health concerns among correctional workers (PTSD, depression, anxiety). Dr. Nazanin Alavi, explained that these programs, conducted through a secure digital platform, are recognized for their effectiveness, and are provided at no cost, underscoring Queen's University's commitment to enhancing mental healthcare accessibility.
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If you or someone you know is grappling with conditions like depression, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal, or post-traumatic stress disorder, help is at hand. The Queen's University OnlinePsychotherapy Lab in Kingston, Ontario, is offering vital online support for these challenges. Associate Professor Dr. Nazanin Alavi, a key figure in this initiative, reveals their expansion into Northern Ontario, where accessible and affordable mental health services for adults, are scarce. Over the past four years, they've reached out to over two thousand individuals through online psychotherapy sessions, all facilitated through their specially designed cloud-based platform.
Read moreThe Queen's University Online Psychotherapy lab located in Kingston is now offering online cognitive behavioral therapy for individuals dealing with mental health issues like depression, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal, or post-traumatic stress disorder.This project led by Associate Professor Dr. Nazanin Alavi, aims to address the limited accessibility and affordability of mental health services for adults, including correctional workers across Ontario. Over the past four years, they've provided online psychotherapy to over two thousand individuals through a specially designed cloud-based platform.
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The Queen's University Online Psychotherapy Lab, situated in Kingston, now provides online cognitive behavioral therapy for individuals grappling with mental health challenges, including depression, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Spearheaded by Associate Professor Dr. Nazanin Alavi, this initiative seeks to combat the scarcity of accessible and affordable mental health services for adults across Ontario. Over the past four years, they've assisted over two thousand individuals through a dedicated cloud-based platform designed for online psychotherapy.
Read moreA Queen’s University research project providing correctional officers 12 weeks of free mental health counselling is looking for participants from London’s Elgin-Middlesex DetentionCentre (EMDC). The project will measure the success of online, cognitive behaviour therapy, adapted for corrections workers. Correctional officers seeking help face stigma, and due to the nature of their work and confidentiality reasons, can’t share the reasons for their stress with family or friends. Already 120 officers have joined the study from across Ontario. The response of participating in the online cognitive behavioral therapy program will be measured against a control group of officers who are not.
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Queen's University's OnlinePsychotherapy Lab, based in Kingston, has rolled out an online cognitive behavioral therapy program to assist individuals coping with mental health challenges such as depression, insomnia, alcohol withdrawal, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Spearheaded by Associate Professor Dr. Nazanin Alavi, this initiative seeks to tackle the scarcity of accessible and affordable mental health services across Ontario. Over the last four years, they've offered online psychotherapy to over two thousand individuals via a custom-designed cloud-based platform.
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A new project from the Queen’s University Online Psychotherapy Lab is aiming to gain an in-depth understanding of the unique mental health challenges faced by correctional service workers.
Read moreJoin us for our webinar as we discuss Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) with Dr. Alavi. A webinar series to explore mental health, understand addition, and reduce stigma.
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For correctional officers, a high level of stress comes with the job. Dr. Alavi, who teaches Psychology at Queen's University, tells us how free online therapy is now available.
LISTEN NOWExpansion of effective treatment option is helping people overcome barriers to the mental health care they need.
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