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Fighting depression through a social network

Can a social network help combat depression? To answer this, researchers created a social network that uses crowdsourced cognitive behavioural therapy.
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Can a social network help combat depression? That's the question Robert Morris is trying to answer. After becoming frustrated by the slow pace of treating mental illness, Robert decided to create a social network that uses crowdsourced cognitive behavioural therapy.

Here is the research behind Robert's project.

We also hear from a Spark listener who explains how technology helps him manage his own mental health.