Wysa at Davos
Wysa was invited to moderate the discussion on Mental Health at Work at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos in January 2023.
With over 500 million conversations, Wysa is in a unique position to bring the voice of the user into global forums as they discuss approaches to the worsening mental health crisis.
This year, we launched the Employee Mental Health Report 2023, based on insights drawn from the analysis of 150,000 anonymous conversations with employees from 60 countries across the world. It is one of the largest observational studies of it's kind and is the start of Wysa's initiative to bring the voice of global users to the main platforms of change in the world.
Global Employee Mental Health Report
As of 2022, mental health concerns contribute to the highest disease burden in the general population and the linkage between psychosocial risk factors at work and stress-related disorders is clear. In Wysa’s ‘All Worked Up’ report, we heard employees describe barriers like stigma and lack of awareness, and why it is hard to reach out for help. Employers still have a lot of work to do to truly expand access to mental health at work.
There is an absence of global data on employee mental health, with most analysis restricted to developed countries. Even in those reports, the voice of the employee is notable in its absence. This report hopes to address this gap, and build the economic case for adding AI as the first step of care.
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Innovation for SDGs: AI for Mental Health
When: Thursday, 19th January, 9:30 am CET
Where: Ideas Hub + Livestreamed Online
Wysa has been selected as one of the World's 10 Top Innovators to present how its work is having an impact on the global mental health challenge at the Innovation for SDG session during the Annual Meeting at Davos.
Wysa will make the global case for AI as a preventative and first step of care in mental health. We will present the global need level, and how Wysa removes the barriers to access and is clinically evidenced to deliver impact at scale.
Mental Health at Work: WEF Working Session
When: Wednesday, 18th January, 9:30 am CET
Wysa is moderating the Mental Health at Work panel discussion with an interactive problem-solving session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with opening remarks by the Director General of the World Health Organisation, Mr. Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus.
At this event, the panel will launch Wysa's Global Employee Mental Health Report, which documents the voice of users from 60 countries and makes them a part of the conversation. We will also share insights from Wysa’s recent 'All Worked Up' whitepaper, which explains the depth of need in employee mental health versus the general population, and the barriers that remain in place despite so much investment from employers.
Collaborating to Scale the Impact of Mental Health
When: Wednesday, 18th January, 16:00pm
Where: Dome B, Ice Village
Wysa's founder Jo Aggarwal joins Gary Shaughnessy from Zurich Foundation and Carla Haddad Mardini, Director of UNICEF in a panel moderated by Dr. Murali Doraiswamy, Professor of Psychiatry at Duke University. This panel will discuss initiatives working to reduce stigma, supporting mental health outcomes and best practices for leveraging new technologies (such as chatbots and AI/ML) to enhance youth well-being.
