Jonah Meyerhoff

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Framing Helper Therapy to Support User Engagement: Causal Evidence from a Public Deployment of a Mental Health Support Text Messaging Program

Digital peer-to-peer mental health tools have shown promise in supporting the well-being of those receiving help and giving it (i.e. helper therapy), but promoting engagement remains a challenge. We examine whether the framing of helper therapy exercises motivates active user participation and how user characteristics…

CSCW '254th AuthorHonorable MentionDesigning for Mental Health Support

Investigating the Role of Situational Disruptors in Engagement with Digital Mental Health Tools

Challenges in engagement with digital mental health (DMH) tools are commonly addressed through technical enhancements and algorithmic interventions. This paper shifts the focus towards the role of users' broader social context as a significant factor in engagement. Through an eight-week text messaging program aimed at…

DIS '255th+ AuthorHuman-LLM Collaboration +1

Perfectly to a Tee: Understanding User Perceptions of Personalized LLM-Enhanced Narrative Interventions

Stories about overcoming personal struggles can effectively illustrate the application of psychological theories in real life, yet they may fail to resonate with individuals' experiences. In this work, we employ large language models (LLMs) to create tailored narratives that acknowledge and address unique challenging…

CHI '233rd AuthorBest PaperMental Health Apps & Online Support Communities +1

Investigating the Role of Context in the Delivery of Text Messages for Supporting Psychological Wellbeing

Without a nuanced understanding of users’ perspectives and contexts, text messaging tools for supporting psychological wellbeing risk delivering interventions that are mismatched to users' dynamic needs. We investigated the contextual factors that influence young adults' day-to-day experiences when interacting with su…

CSCW '221st AuthorMental Health and Spirituality Tools; Mental Health and Spirituality Tools

Meeting Young Adults’ Social Support Needs across the Health Behavior Change Journey: Implications for Digital Mental Health Tools

In pursuit of mental wellness, many find that behavioral change is necessary. This process can often be difficult but is facilitated by strong social support. This paper explores the role of social support across behavioral change journeys among young adults, a group at high risk for mental health challenges, but with…

CSCW '225th+ AuthorMental Health; Mental Health

“I Kind of Bounce off It”: Translating Mental Health Principles into Real Life Through Story-Based Text Messages

Adopting new psychological strategies to improve mental wellness can be challenging since people are often unable to anticipate how new habits are applicable to their circumstances. Narrative-based interventions have the potential to alleviate this burden by illustrating psychological principles in an applied context.…

CSCW '225th+ AuthorCrowdsourcing; Crowdsourcing

Involving Crowdworkers with Lived Experience in Content-Development for Push-Based Digital Mental Health Tools: Lessons Learned from Crowdsourcing Mental Health Messages

Digital tools can support individuals managing mental health concerns, but delivering sufficiently engaging content is challenging. This paper seeks to clarify how individuals with mental health concerns can contribute content to improve push-based mental health messaging tools. We recruited crowdworkers with mental h…

CHI '222nd AuthorCognitive Impairment & Neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia) +1

Meeting Users Where They Are: User-centered Design of an Automated Text Messaging Tool to Support the Mental Health of Young Adults

Young adults have high rates of mental health conditions, but most do not want or cannot access formal treatment. We therefore recruited young adults with depression or anxiety symptoms to co-design a digital tool for self-managing their mental health concerns. Through study activities---consisting of an online discus…

CHI '222nd AuthorBest PaperMental Health Apps & Online Support Communities

"I Wanted to See How Bad It Was": Online Self-screening as a Critical Transition Point Among Young Adults with Common Mental Health Conditions

Young adults have high rates of mental health conditions, yet they are the age group least likely to seek traditional treatment. They do, however, seek information about their mental health online, including by filling out online mental health screeners. To better understand online self-screening, and its role in help…

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