A4i (App4Independence) is a platform for supporting people with complex behavioural and mental health conditions. Currently, A4i is being used to support the recovery processes in psychosis and schizophrenia, and newly in opioid use disorders.
For individuals looking for support on their recovery journey, the application provides evidence-based and peer-to-peer content and features through a mobile application.
For clinicans, case mangers, peer supporters and anyone else that needs to be connected, the portal provides wellness indicators and dynamic risk flagging to keep you in the loop.
Our mission is to help people manage their illnesses and stay engaged in treatment through evidence-informed and empathy-based solutions.
A4i is not just an application but a tool for users to build a support network and toolkit for their treatment journey. Everyone’s paths are different and A4i helps to curate for each individual’s unique needs. A4i will allow you to:
Browse educational posts created by the A4i Team through co-design with patients and clinicians. Resource links to local establishments and places to access support in person.
Leverage social feed to build a community in a moderated and safe environment. Cheer each other on and help keep everyone motivated on their treatment journey.
50 consumers during two year innovation pilot indicate significant improved satisfaction:
Track medications and appointments directly in the application, with automatic sync with your care team to coordinate important dates. With daily reminders to help stay on track
Track mood changes and sleep patterns to provide ongoing data that will spot downward and upward trends towards treatment and personal goals. Facilitate proactive interventions when needed.
Specific tools develop in collaboration with patients and clinicians to help provide support for specific challenges. For example our patent pending sound detector for auditory hallucinations.
Specific tools develop in collaboration with patients and clinicians to help provide support for specific challenges. For example our patent pending sound detector for auditory hallucinations.
Currently A4i is being offered to clinics and health systems to use for their patient population. Due to the nature of the application the application is currently not available for direct to consumer use and must be paired with a clinical care team to provide the best support. Below is a list of organizations we serve:
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I use this tool to guide my discussions with clients. It provides structure for both parties which makes our conversations very consistent.
I think this app is a different approach to health care which many staff and clients are not used too referring too. If this project can continue, it will enable more participants to explore this new avenue. This has the possibility to touch directly on each client treatment plan on a daily basis.
This app is helpful in reminding me to take my medication and test my blood sugar.
It reminds me of a mental health Facebook, kind of. It's cool because everybody who's on this app has some mental health challenges, and we're here to see that people are doing good. It makes me feel better about myself knowing that if they can get through it, I can too.
[My client] was always going into crisis and calling before the A4i and then she started to use the A4i and then the crisis drastically reduced. I believe that A4i was very helpful because it allowed her to do those things to distract herself, and the little hints she said, she liked it, and so it was nice to have the phone app reinforcing the things that I've been working with her on, and because she's on the younger scale […] I think it was more powerful for her to see that the telephone was recommending the same things that I did, so it gave me credibility [laughs].
