UngMeistring - digital health services for young people, developed together

How do we reach young people with mental health difficulties - in a way that feels safe, accessible, and effective? That's the central question in the national innovation project UngMeistring, led by Helse Bergen and funded through the Research Council of Norway's Pilot Helse programme.

The project brings together organisations from both the public and private sectors. Since 2022, it has worked on developing and evaluating digital treatment and self-help programmes for young people with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and eating disorders.

We need to meet young people where they are, in a way they recognise. UngMeistring is about earlier help, better services, and improved quality of life for young people who are struggling.

- Kristin Hogstad Bruvik, project manager for UngMeistring, Research Centre for Digital Health Services, Helse Bergen

An ambitious partnership for a new generation of health services

Participants in the project include both municipal and state healthcare organisations, research groups, and technology providers - with one shared ambition: to develop digital health services that are actually adopted, and that work. Youwell delivers the technical platform for the programmes, and the project includes the solutions Sidekick, Fem gode vaner, eBalanse, and ADA.

What makes UngMeistring unique is the combination of clinical grounding, user involvement, and technology. This is a project that takes young people seriously - and we're proud to be part of it.

- Øyvind Grimsgaard, CEO of Youwell

The goals of UngMeistring

The project aims to increase access to mental health services for young people, increase the use of evidence-based methods, increase user involvement, increase the use of digital tools that reach the target group, increase flexibility and coping for young users, and strengthen collaboration between organisations across sectors.