Transforming public mental health with innovative digital solutions that improve the experience of patients and clinicians

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*Enric Segura works as a psychologist specialized in digital health under the direction of the Neurosciences and Mental Health Unit and the Digital Organization Department of the Parc Taulí Health Corporation*

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🩺 Abstract

e-Salut Mental Catalunya is a pioneering digital transformation project in mental health within the public healthcare system of Catalunya. Funded by the Catalan Government with EU funds (2.7M), its goal is to incorporate digital solutions that enhance the care process and the experience of both patients and medical professionals.

🌎 Background

We are facing a new global pandemic for which, as of today, we do not have the capacity or resources to manage:

• By the year 2030, mental disorders will be the leading cause of disability worldwide.
• Nearly 1 billion people suffer from some form of mental health disorder (25% of the global population = 1 in 4 people).
• About 20% of the global population suffers from chronic pain or disability, with 5% related to mental health conditions.
• In Spain, an average of 11 people die by suicide every day (1 every 2 hours), 75% of whom are men, and 80% of them had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder.
• The European public health system has an average of 18 psychologists per 100,000 inhabitants; in Spain, there are only 6, and waiting lists are between 3 and 5 months.