AI &: Mental Health

Mental health services in the UK are really feeling the strain. Mind UK's Big Mental Health Report 2024 puts the cost of poor mental health in England at a staggering £300 billion a year. So, how could artificial intelligence change the game? Stephen takes a closer look at how Liverpool’s Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC) is working to make AI a key player in the future of mental health care.

Producer: Nija Dalal-Small

Executive Producer: Ailsa Rochester

Sound Designer and Engineer: Craig Edmondson

Commissioning Editors: Dr Emily Rempel and Gary Leeming

This series was commissioned by the Civic Data Cooperative which is funded by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The CDC is supported by the University of Liverpool through Civic Health Innovation Labs Director: Professor Iain Buchan.

AI & Us: The Future in Our Hands was an Audio Always production made in collaboration with the University of Liverpool's Civic Data Cooperative.

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