Digital Health September 6, 2024
Tammy Lovell

  • Residents at Apax assisted living and supported housing service can access a meditation app through VR headsets
  • An eight-week proof of concept trial started in November 2023
  • Apax said the initiative has helped residents to improve their mental health and develop digital skills

A virtual reality (VR) initiative has been launched with the aim of helping homeless people in London to improve their mental health and prepare for independent living.

More than 140 residents at Apax assisted living and supported housing service in the London Borough of Lewisham, are able to access the TRIPP meditation app on 10 Meta Quest 2 VR headsets, which were donated by Meta.

The VR technology was adopted at Apax following an eight-week...

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Topics: Mental Health, Metaverse/VR, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology
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