Article Excerpt: The play2PREVENT (p2P) Lab at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth has received a $755,000 grant from Proof Positive, a nonprofit organization focused on promoting the well-being of the autism community. The grant will fund a two-year initiative to create and evaluate digital health games that help autistic youth build emotional resilience, social confidence, and positive coping strategies.
The collaboration was sparked through Dartmouth’s Innovation in Medicine & Healthcare Series, a forum that convenes leaders across medicine, technology, and academia in cities around the country to explore innovative solutions in healthcare.
“The moment we started talking, there was clearly a strong alignment,” said Lynn Fiellin, MD, founder and director of the p2P Lab and professor of biomedical data science at Geisel. According to Fiellin, these initial conversations quickly evolved into a deeper collaboration, with both organizations seeing an opportunity to fill a critical gap in the mental health landscape.
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