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Laredo Public Health exploring digital screenings, apps and wearables for suicide prevention; clinical efficacy still uncertain
Summary
Dr. Montes outlined the local health department’s research into computerized adaptive screening, mobile crisis apps and wearables; the committee noted ethical, legal and data‑sharing questions before any deployment.
Doctor Montes, identified in the meeting as the community health administrator for the Laredo Public Health Department, told the committee the department is researching several suicide-prevention technologies that could be considered for local use.
Montes said the department is evaluating computerized adaptive testing for mental‑health screening, automated screening in primary care and schools, and several commercial mobile applications (examples mentioned included Crisis Text Line and MyStrength). He described…
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