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AI-Driven Personalized Mental Health Prevention App for Adolescents with Autism

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Imagine a digital coach that understands how a person's unique biology reacts to their surroundings. For teens with autism, certain environmental triggers can flip a biological switch that leads to mental health struggles. This system maps those triggers and provides a personalized plan to stop the problem before it starts.

By the numbers
3-6
Times more vulnerable ASD adolescents are to developing mental health disorders
86%
Deaths attributed to five major NCDs in WHO Europe region
77%
Disease burden attributed to five major NCDs in WHO Europe region
The business problem

What needed solving

Adolescents with autism are 3-6 times more likely to develop mental health disorders, but there are no personalized, evidence-based tools to prevent this transition based on their unique biological and environmental triggers.

The solution

What was built

A Personalized Digital Nurse (PDN) mobile app and a quantitative EGM process model to identify and control environmental risk factors.

Audience

Who needs this

Digital health app developersPediatric mental health clinicsPrecision medicine biotech companiesPublic health agencies focusing on NCDs
Business applications

Who can put this to work

Digital Health
SME
Target: mHealth app developer

If you are an mHealth app developer dealing with high churn in specialized care apps — this project developed a Personalized Digital Nurse (PDN) mobile app that empowers users to self-control environmental risk factors. This provides a concrete biological basis for user engagement and health outcomes.

Healthcare Providers
mid-size
Target: Community care clinic

If you are a community care clinic dealing with the lack of evidence-based interventions for ASD adolescents — this project developed a service delivery model and selection criteria for the most appropriate interventions. This allows for a rapid adoption pathway into day-to-day clinical practice.

Biotechnology
enterprise
Target: Precision medicine firm

If you are a precision medicine firm dealing with the complexity of epigenetic triggers in mental health — this project developed a quantitative model of the Epigenetic-Genetic-Mental health (EGM) process chain. This provides a blueprint for designing biological-level personalized prevention tools.

Frequently asked

Quick answers

What is the cost of implementing this system?

Based on available project data, specific pricing or implementation costs are not disclosed.

Can this be scaled to the general population?

Yes, the project objective states that the proposed solution could be adapted to prevent mental health disorders in the wider adolescent population.

How is the intellectual property handled or licensed?

Based on available project data, there is no specific information regarding IP or licensing terms.

How does this integrate into existing clinical workflows?

The project defines a service delivery model and methods for a rapid adoption pathway to integrate the system into day-to-day clinical practice.

What is the timeline for deployment?

The project period runs from 2023-01-01 to 2025-12-31, suggesting the system is currently in development and testing.

Consortium

Who built it

The consortium is heavily industry-weighted with a 57% industry ratio, consisting of 4 industrial partners (including 2 SMEs) and 3 universities across 4 countries. This composition suggests a strong focus on commercial viability and practical application rather than purely academic research.

How to reach the team

Contact ORTHOKEY ITALIA SRL for licensing and partnership inquiries.

Next steps

Talk to the team behind this work.

Contact our analysts to explore licensing the EGM quantitative model.

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