Mental health: “rehab at home” an innovative application carried by the Ain psychotherapy center (01)

An innovative digital tool, at the service of recovery – Mental health: "rehab home" innovative

Fruit of an approach initiated during the COVVI-19 health crisis, the mobile application ” Rehab at home Was designed by the Psychotherapeutic Center of Ain (CPA) to support the people concerned by mental disorders or neurode development. Furthermore, This tool. Consequently, first born in the form of a blog during confinement, turned into a modern mobile application, free and accessible to all, with the ambition of supporting the recovery at each stage of the care path.

Through this digital application. Nevertheless, the objectives are multiple: supporting users in their recovery journey by offering them independent access to rehabilitation care tools, promoting links between professionals and users through this mediation, providing information to loved ones, disseminating the centered recovery approach, and more broadly to communicate on mental health.

Thought as a digital toolboxthe application regularly mental health: “rehab home” innovative offers new content. In addition, co-constructed by professionals in the psychosocial rehabilitation of the CPA and the users themselves. Meanwhile,

There are in particular:

• Cognitive stimulation exercises (memory. attention, social cognition),
• Anxiety and relaxation management tools,
• Adapted physical activity videos and online challenges,
• Resources in art therapy to stimulate creativity and imagination,
• Ideas to promote autonomy (recipes, daily organization),
• Psychoeducation articles (information on disorders and development of strategies to deal with it),
• Links to cultural or media resources to stimulate social integration.

The approach is based on the principles of empowerment. accessibility (easy reading and intuitive interface), and destigmatization of mental health, in an inclusive logic. The contents are offered without the need to create an account. and users benefit from personalized support according to their needs or their mood of the moment.

An innovation sustained as part of the CNR Health

This project benefited from the support of the Regional Health Agency (ARS) Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes near 60 000 € as mental health: “rehab home” innovative part of National Refoundation Council (CNR Health)allowing its technical production. deployment.

He fully registers in Priorities retained by ARS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in its regional health plan (SRS) 2023-2028: Strengthen the autonomy of people living with mental disorders. promote access to prevention and care tools, and promote digital innovations useful to health.

He responds to A major company issue with great national cause for the year 2025. In France, 13 million people have a mental disorder each year According to Public Health France. And this, without distinction of social or age environment: children and adolescents are also concerned.

This project. initially deployed at the level of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Resource Center of the AIN CPA, is now open to all and proposed to all psychosocial rehabilitation centers.

Of the first positive feedback from both users. professionals

Since its launch, the “rehab at home” application has aroused great interest from users and professionals.

The first assessments carried out by the team show a marked interest in all audiences:

• Almost 93 % of professionals. 92 % of users and 100 % of relatives said they were in favor of its use,
• 5,400 users already affected (including 657 new in June),
• The most consulted categories: anxiety management, cognition, art therapy, psychoeducation and physical activity (average duration of use 9 min).