Bhargavi S Patil

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…