Digital innovations for mental health and suicide prevention: opportunities and risks

11 Febbraio 2026
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February, 11, 2026 17:00-18:00, Meeting Room, Ground Floor, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Via G. Caruso 16

The seminar explores the theoretical foundations of suicide prevention and mental health disorders, examining how digital technologies can contribute to achieving preventive goals. While these innovations offer unprecedented opportunities in terms of reach, precision, and accessibility, they also raise critical issues related to ethics, equity, privacy, and clinical effectiveness. The presentation analyzes both the potential and the limitations of technological approaches, providing a balanced assessment of how digital tools can be responsibly integrated into evidence-based prevention strategies.

Vladimir Carli, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP) at Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm, Sweden). VC is Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Training and Methods Development in Suicide Prevention, chair of Section of Suicidology of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and board member/treasurer of the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR). His main research interests are in the field of mental health promotion and mental disorders. Specifically, he investigates the determinants of suicide and mental health problems to develop and evaluate new preventive interventions, with focus on digital interventions.

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