08/03/2016
🙌 HJÆLP OS MED AT FÅ ARMENE NED 🙌
Vores kunde MINPLAN har lige fået tildelt DKK 3.2 mil. fra TrygFonden til at videreudvikle deres App samt at undersøge hvordan mobilapplikationer kan være med til at håndtere personlige kriser. Vi glæder os til nye udfordringer!
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Hele pressemeddelelsen:
Announcement of a new research project: MYPLAN - for handling crisis
“MY PLAN” is an action plan in the form of a mobile app to manage personal crisis effectively. Any person, young or old, may at times experience considerable stress due to various reasons. It may be fear of failure in school or college, drastic change in career, unexpected loss in business, or emotional upheaval in personal life. It helps the individual identify the warning signs beforehand, recognize them when they come into play, and take corrective action by seeking help from the nearest counselor or form a trusted friend or relative. MY PLAN is a simple and versatile tool which can be translated and customized according to local needs in any country.
At present there is no published research information about various apps intended for preventing su***des which are available in different countries. A research project, which aims to investigate the relevance and suitability of MY PLAN, which is a mobile based app over paper based crisis plans, has just received a grant of 3.2 million Kr. ($ 500.000) from TrygFonden. This is a foundation which works to help Danish citizens to take better care of themselves in the areas of education, health, security etc. The project will consist of user involvement in the form of group interviews, workshops, and random study. In addition, the project will also aim to involve a panel of users, consisting of both young and old, who wish to help others in stress management. This study will assess the relevance of this modern tool to battle suicidal tendency and improve its effectiveness for better communication.
MY PLAN app was first developed in Denmark during 2013 and was successfully tested in su***de prevention clinics across the country. It was later introduced in Norway with equal measure of success. There are more than 8000 downloads in these two countries. Both users and clinicians have given positive feedback about this app to fight against emotional distress leading to su***de. This app remains within the reach of the user at all times inside the mobile device they use regularly. Hence, there is no fear of forgetting it elsewhere they need it badly which is the greatest advantage. In addition, this app makes use of cloud-based storage for keeping personal information safely using internet. There is no need to worry if someone will inadvertently come across the personal information.
“We are very happy about the support from TrygFonden which enables us to improve the features of MY PLAN to suit the needs of users, “ says Jette L.S.Larsen, developer of MY PLAN.