10$th$ International Workshop on Mental Health and Well-being: From Research to Practice in Mental Healthcare

Ubiquitous computing technologies (UbiComp) are emerging as crucial tools for collecting behavioral, physiological, social, and environmental data to enable early symptom detection, deliver preventative interventions, and support ongoing symptom management. With decades of success in demonstrating the feasibility of using UbiComp technologies to support well-being and mental health in general populations, researchers are exploring the use of these technologies for clinical populations living with mental illness, such as schizophrenia. However, designing, implementing, and validating these technologies in a clinical setting is complex and faces multiple challenges, including ensuring clinical relevance, developing novel analytics systems, integration into existing care systems, user engagement, ethical considerations, and long-term feasibility. This workshop aims to bring together researchers, service providers, practitioners, and industry professionals to collaboratively explore these challenges and discuss strategies for evaluating and validating these technologies in real-world clinical settings. We are calling for papers that inspire new research directions, including co-designing systems with multiple healthcare stakeholders. Building on nine years of success, we continue to support the UbiComp community in advancing reliable, responsible, and effective mental health technologies that can potentially extend UbiComp technologies to support improving patient outcomes in clinical settings at scale.