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DeeAnna Merz Nagel of OTI was interviewed in an article about a new online counseling service for US military services personnel in Stars and Stripes, which describes itself as 'the independent news source for the US military community'.

DeeAnna makes some sensible recommendations, like accessing services from the security and privacy of home, and is quoted several times. OTI itself is cited too.

While the organisers of the new service, known as TRIAP (Tricare Assistance Program), seem to have… Continue

This is to announce that this symposium (above) has now been published and is available online. It grew out of a special event organised by Derek Richards and his colleagues at Trinity College Dublin funded by the European Science Foundation that brought together a range of leading experts working at the cutting edge of the field. The event itself has had a lasting impact and included papers on a wide range of technologies and this special edition of the British Journal of Guidance and Counselli… Continue

Reported in several places including the Guardian, we are reminded that older people may be unfairly thought of as not being a prime audience for the Internet but can see significant benefits from using the Internet for the sake of improving mental wellbeing.

"Norman Alm, senior lecturer and researcher at Dundee University, researches older people's IT use and says it has a huge potential to improve their lives. It means they can keep in touch with distant family via email or webcam, shop from… Continue