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 ‘Co-Designing Digital Mental Health with Youth: From Global Principles to Local Platforms.’
Join Dr. Laura Ospina-Pinillos and Dr John Torous for an in-depth conversation on creating digital mental health tools that truly meet the needs of young people in low- and middle-income countries. The session will highlight how co-design and participatory platforms can bridge critical gaps in care, advancing equity, cultural relevance, and youth empowerment.
Please join us to explore how technology—when grounded in local context—can move beyond being a tool to become a meaningful solution to mental health challenges.
The webinar will be held on October 31, 2025, at 12 PM EST.
Guests:
Dr. Laura Ospina-Pinillos, PhD
Dr. Laura Ospina-Pinillos is an Assistant Professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with over 15 years of clinical and research experience. She combines psychiatry, technology, and participatory methods to design and implement digital tools that address the mental health needs of young people, with a strong focus on cultural adaptation and reducing the treatment gap in low- and middle-income countries. She has led national and international initiatives in partnership with health systems, universities, and global organizations, translating research into scalable interventions and publishing widely. In 2022, she was recognized by the Inter-American Development Bank as a Woman Champion in Digital Health in Latin America and the Caribbean for her leadership in advancing equitable and inclusive youth mental health care.
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.