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FAST-GROWING MENTAL HEALTH SOLUTION PARTNERS WITH HEADSPACE
Uwill , the nation ’ s fastest-growing mental health and wellness solution that serves more than 2 million students at 300 colleges in 50 states and 40 countries , has announced an exclusive partnership to offer Headspace , the world ’ s most accessible , comprehensive mental health platform , to the Uwill ecosystem . This collaboration enables Uwill to expand its existing mental health and wellness offering in higher education for students , faculty , and staff at a time when the demand for mental health support continues to rise .
“ To effectively respond to the campus mental health crisis , we want to support well-being holistically , augmenting traditional counselling with wellness tools and support that can help transform stressors and difficult experiences into strength and resilience ,” said Michael London , Founder and CEO of Uwill . “ The integration of Headspace ’ s wellness app into our programming presents a powerful new collaboration to meet the needs of diverse students and colleges across the country .”
Through the exclusive partnership , Uwill expands its Urise component , the highly-utilised and participatory on-demand programming offering yoga , meditation and mindfulness exercises , to integrate the flagship Headspace app .
Research suggests that half of students with a mental health concern never access care , and a third of students say they do not know who and where to turn while experiencing a mental health crisis . College faculty and staff are also grappling with stress and burnout . Reports show that 88 % of educators say that they experience moderate to extreme stress on a daily basis .
MICROSOFT ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF TRUSTWORTHY AI NETWORK TO EUROPE
At the HLTH Europe conference , the Trustworthy and Responsible AI Network ( TRAIN ), a consortium of healthcare leaders , announced its expansion to Europe with the objective to help organisations in the region operationalise responsible AI through technology-based guardrails .
The programme ’ s goal is clear : to advocate for responsible AI use and establish a cohesive network for organisations to collaborate and grow together . This expansion represents a significant step towards advancing AI technology responsibly and ethically across healthcare sectors globally . Originally launched in the US in March 2024 , TRAIN aims to promote ethical AI principles , ensuring safe and ethical technology deployment . The initial US cohort included diverse healthcare organisations of varying sizes .
With TRAIN expanding to Europe , it is expected to unlock new potential across the continent amid the global race to develop impactful AI technology . The initiative aims to foster best practices sharing among members , register AI systems and algorithms , and develop metrics and tools to standardise and measure AI outcomes . It also seeks to establish a national AI outcomes registry .
“ The primary goal for TRAIN is to enable individuals and organisations to operationalise responsible AI principles through technology-based guardrails . TRAIN will also enable organisations to collaborate through federated , privacy-preserving approaches . The formation of TRAIN in Europe will help foster trust and confidence in the application of AI in health and ensure that data privacy is maintained ,” said David Rhew , MD , Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Healthcare , Microsoft .
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