Minds and machines: Youth mental health in a digital world

Explore youth mental health, its causes and solutions, with a researcher from the Brain and Mind Centre.

Join us in-person or online to learn about how mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety, develop and influence the lives of young people into adulthood.

Dr Frank Iorfino will discuss the evolving role of digital technologies, including social media, wearable devices and artificial intelligence, in this context and how advancements in digital health are reshaping our approach to understanding and improving mental health.

Neural Knitworks will provide guidance for knitting neurons as a mindfulness activity.

No knitting experience required. Please bring along your own knitting needles. Guided knitting activity is face-to-face only, with doors opening 3:30pm and closing 5:30pm. Knitting patterns will be provided to online attendees.

Knit, science, repeat!   

Bio 

Dr Frank Iorfino is a senior research fellow at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre. His work centres on youth mental health and early intervention with a specific focus on how digital health can change the way we assess, manage and treat youth mental health conditions. His research involves multidisciplinary partnerships with health service organisations, industry, and those with lived experience to develop digital solutions that aim to enhance the quality of health care and improve the lives of young people.