Augmented reality: Teens test technology aimed at helping anxiety

Augmented reality: Teens test technology aimed at helping anxiety

A new app which uses augmented reality is being trialled as a digital therapy to help teenagers.

Immersive technology to support anxious teenagers in Cardiff

Young people from Cardiff Youth Services have assisted in the development of an augmented reality therapy to help address anxiety in young people. The immersive technology provides an intervention for young people as an alternative to traditional therapy and has been developed and tested by six young people from Cardiff’s Grassroots provision over a six-week pilot period. Created by Elemental Health, who provide mental health support services fo…

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Innovative Augmented Reality App Aims to Alleviate Anxiety in Teens

In a groundbreaking initiative, Cardiff Youth Service has begun testing an augmented reality (AR) app designed to help teenagers manage anxiety and social isolation. The app, which integrates gaming technology, allows users to create and interact with digital flowers in their physical environment, promoting emotional expression and social connection among young people. Key Takeaways The AR app is being piloted in schools in Cardiff and Swansea.…

Teens test technology aimed at helping anxiety

Lili, one of the young people from Cardiff Youth Service who tested the augmented reality app, said it had a “calming effect” Therapy which uses virtual technology is being tested as a means of supporting teenagers with anxiety and those who struggle to attend school. Cardiff Youth Service, part of Cardiff council’s education department, has helped to test and develop a mobile app which uses augmented reality (AR) as an intervention for anxiety…