British Science Festival GRiST presentation.

We live in a crowded world but in our minds we can often feel lonely and forgotten. GRiST (www.egrist.org) is a web-based application that reconnects us within a caring and supportive network built on the advice of several thousand mental-health experts. Hear about GRiST, try it, and see how it creates a canopy of care to maintain the mental health and wellbeing of family, carers, friends, and colleagues. See the GRiST Timeline for venue and timing and the official poseter for more details.

15.30 Welcome / Introduction: Development and use of GRiST

This part of the workshop will introduce the GRiST decision support system for helping people manage their mental health and well-being. It will explain the origins, show how it provides access to clinical expertise, and introduce the software that people can try after this short talk.

16.00 Try the GRiST software

All workshop participants can try GRiST in the computer labs where the GRiST research and development team will be available to answer questions.
Participants: Ann Adams, Annie Whelan, Christopher Buckingham, Dave Dagnan, Duncan Courtney, Florence Nkwam, Jerry Reeves, Phil Coombes, Scott Vigurs

16.30 Repeat presentation of the development and use of GRiST

Introduction to the development of GRiST and how it disseminates mental-health expertise to people at home. This repeat presentation is for those who missed the earlier one but will also include some experiences from practitioners who have been using GRiST.