Mental Health and Information Reporting Assistant: technological innovation including low- and middle-income countries - an update

INTRODUCTION: According to the World Health Organization, addressing the mental health care gap for adolescents, especially in low-resource contexts, is a priority. Evidence-based assessment is crucial for selecting treatment strategies and for quality management. OBJECTIVES: To develop a digital platform for evidence-based assessments and implement it in different low-resource settings. METHODS: The project operates according to the principles of digital development (https://digitalprinciples.org/), including designing with the user, user testing, understanding the ecosystem, resusing software and being open source, think about sustainability and addressing privacy and security. RESULTS: Different implementation contexts (in Tanzania, Kosovo and Chile) will be presented. The learned lessons will be presented to the audience. CONCLUSIONS: MHIRA is a promising tool that helps bridge the gap regarding adolescent mental health in low-resource settings. Challenges include the clinicans attitude towards evidence based assessment, sustainability of the project and integration with the existing information technology eco-system and regulations. DISCLOSURE: No significant relationships.