Discussion about entry: Mental health for masses through telemedicine

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Seg, 12/07/2009 - 14:44

On November 20, 2009 the judges reviewed the entries for the Changemakers Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing competition and would like to pass on the following feedback (listed below) for your entry. Thank you for applying and for your hard work in the field. We are excited to archive your entry to serve as a leading solution for the worldwide community of innovators. We wish you continued luck with your innovative, sustainable, and socially impactful initiatives.

All the best, The Changemakers Team

“While telemedicine itself is not innovative, I think that the approach of linking people in rural areas to professionals in the cities that can help them is great. It’s a simple way of helping address these people and have them taken care of. I would like to suggest that you also work with the public sector, and provide the option of hospitals giving answers to people as well.”

“I thought this was a really good idea. I was quite impressed by the partnerships that they had built with nonprofits to host the units, and the development of the field members to strengthen it. I think the two components make this a very innovative initiative. Would you mind providing some more information on how effective your reach is and the costs related to the initiative?”

- Changemakers Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing Judges