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PROBLEM STATEMENT
The Rising Use of AI in Mental Health: Should We Be Concerned?:
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming mental health care, but its adoption is advancing faster than public understanding, ethical safeguards, and policy frameworks across Africa. 
GOALS
Explore opportunities for improving access to mental healthcare.
Highlight ethical and regulatory concerns surrounding AI adoption.
Bring perspectives from different African contexts into the conversation.
Contribute to broader discussions around responsible AI and mental health policy.
CHALLENGES
Limited publicly available context-specific information on AI and mental health across African countries.
Balancing the potential benefits of AI with concerns around safety, privacy, bias, and accountability.
Translating a complex intersection of AI, healthcare, mental health, and policy into accessible content.
Bringing together perspectives across countries and contexts.
RESULTS
Published research-driven article examining AI's emerging role in mental healthcare.
Contributed to conversations on responsible AI adoption, digital mental health, and policy development among health professionals in Africa. 
Demonstrated the use of research-driven storytelling to communicate complex health-tech and policy issues to a broader audience.
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