Bridging the Digital Divide
Access to the internet and knowing how to use digital devices are important for everyday life and work.
A stark digital skills deficit among people with severe mental health illness means they struggle to access key services which are increasingly online. This theme has undertaken work to co-produce tools and resources to bridge the digital divide.
Bridging the Digital Divide Projects
SPIDER-ED: Skills and Proficiency In Digital Essential Requirements – Engagement and Dissemination
Following on from SPIDER, a project funded by the CtG has been undertaken collaboratively with a PPI group. The PPI group has lead on developing creative resources that may be...
DRAGON – Digital Resources and Going Online
DRAGON is evaluating how to best support people with Severe Mental Ill-Health (SMI) to complete the Learn My Way digital skills courses, which are free online courses for beginners to...
Making a Difference: Our Latest Bridging the Digital Divide case studies
Bridging the Digital Divide for People with Severe Mental Ill-health
Aim: To better understand the unequal access to digital technology and the internet for people with Severe Mental Ill-health (SMI) and find ways to improve it.
Bridging the Digital Divide for People with Severe Mental Ill-health
Aim: To better understand the unequal access to digital technology and the internet for people with Severe Mental Ill-health (SMI) and find ways to improve it.
