A Self-Guided Digital Trauma Toolkit Intervention
Sync’s strategy to reduce the global mental health burden caused by trauma and promote treatment equity in low-resource settings is to deliver scalable care online and via mobile phones.
Expansive
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When it comes to mental health care, one size does not fit all. We brought together therapeutic tools from several evidence-based trauma-informed therapies (e.g. Somatic Experiencing, Interpersonal Therapy, TF-CBT) and wellness practices (breathwork, yoga Nidra, rhythmic-based tasks, among others) to maximise intervention response at scale among diverse global populations.
Tools are grouped as body-brain regulation exercises, interpersonal and altruistic activities, and cognitive performance to achieve it’s clinical aims.
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While trauma-focused, we gathered preliminary evidence that our curriculum treats, alongside PTSD, co-existing Major Depressive Disorder, and other possible outcomes of trauma.
Inclusive
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Our curriculum, as well as all digital features such as illustrations are customizable to all age groups and cultural backgrounds.
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The eResilience App is primarily audio-based, making it inclusive to illiterate populations and those with visual disability. On the other hand, a text-only option accomodates those with hearing impairment.
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Our curriculum was informed by 10,740 trauma survivors impacted by humanitarian emergencies across 9 countries. Approximately 70% were based in Africa.
Scalable
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Although beneficiaries can use our App and the therapeutic tools learned on it at any time (even without the app considering they are simple to memorize), our core curriculum is completed in only one week.
A brief self-guided approach is not only fast and convenient, but also eliminates reliance on community health workers in the field, reducing costs and boosting scale potential. -
If a solution is complicated, it won’t scale. Our software will always be community-tested to ensure it is very simple and intuitive to use.
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Revisiting difficult traumatic memories is part of many effective treatment models for trauma. However, this process requires skilled therapists to protect persons from possible re-traumatization. In order to safely scale, we ensured our curriculum was ethically-curated excluding any exposure to triggering traumatic narratives.
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One of the biggest challenges in working in low-resource settings is data access and affordability.
When Sync arrives at a new location, we will aim to provide data access for all to download our App free of charge, which from then on is fully-functional offline.
eResilience was first introduced at the American Psychological Association’s 2021 Technology, Mind and Society Conference, the premier interdisciplinary venue for emerging research and innovation on the dynamics of human-technology interaction.
Promoting Social Connection via Technology
One of the biggest challenges of digital health is the lack of in-person social connection, imperative in the process of trauma healing.
For this reason, our eResilience App program is also available in a self-guided group format, where any person can lead a group in-person wherever they are. Meanwhile, the individual version directly encourages and guides the user to complete several interpersonal exercises in everyday life (as they feel safe enough to do so).
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eResilience Web
eResilience App
Groups
The program can be self-guided via our digital platforms by any individual who completed the program previously (individually or in a group), without formal training.
Individual Use
Our individual curriculum is designed for those who wish to practice the therapeutic tools on their own.
After completing the 7-day program, users have permanent free access to all platforms, and may opt to lead a community group to help others at any time.
Upcoming eResilience Versions
Ukrainian
Palestinian
Liberian
Sudanese
Brazilian
Congolese
Israeli
Burmese
Our aim is to provide support to all vulnerable individuals who have been affected by trauma, regardless of their nationality, ethnicity, gender, or disability.
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