The Society of Digital Psychiatry in collaboration with JMIR Mental Health, an open access, peer-reviewed journal published by JMIR Publications, invites you to a webinar titled ‘Bringing Digital Mental Health to County Services: Challenges and Opportunities’
Join Dr. Stephen Schueller and Dr. John Torous for a discussion on integrating digital mental health solutions into county mental health services. Drawing on decades of experience developing, disseminating, and evaluating digital mental health tools across diverse service settings, this webinar will explore real-world facilitators and barriers to implementation. The conversation will highlight strategies for overcoming challenges, fostering collaboration, and ensuring equitable access to digital care.
The webinar will be held on July 31, 2025, at 3 PM ET. To register, please use this link:
Guests:
Dr Stephen Schueller
Stephen Schueller, PhD is a Professor of Psychological Science and Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of California, Riverside, his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco as part of the Public Health and Minority Cluster at San Francisco General Hospital. As a clinical psychologist and mental health services researcher, Dr. Schueller’s work focuses on how technology can improve mental health services by expanding access and improving accessibility. This includes the development, evaluation, and implementation of digital mental health treatments in diverse settings and populations. At UCI, he directs the Technology and Mental Health (TEAM) Lab, is the Director of the Dissemination and Implementation Unit for the Institute of Clinical and Translational Science and is a member of UCI’s Connected Learning Lab and the Jacobs CERES Center. He is a founding board member of the Society for Digital Mental Health and a panel member on the American Psychological Association’s Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression.
Moderator:
John Torous, MD, MBI; Cofounder, Society of Digital Psychiatry
Dr Torous is the director of the Digital Psychiatry division in the Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, an affiliated teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, where he also serves as a staff psychiatrist and member of the academic faculty. He has a background in electrical engineering and computer sciences; he earned his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, before pursuing medical school at the University of California, San Diego. Dr Torous completed his psychiatry residency, fellowship in clinical informatics, and master’s degree in biomedical informatics at Harvard. He actively investigates the potential of mobile mental health technologies for psychiatry and has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles and 5 book chapters on the subject. Dr Torous serves as the editor-in-chief of JMIR Mental Health.