1. Build Working Group and Subgroups, recruit members, set tasks:
   1. Core Working Group: International experts for digitalisation in MH&C: Overall responsibilities and contribution, task setting and monitoring, goal attainment, results evaluation, reporting; organising meetings and congress attendance
   2. Subgroups S1–5 (affiliated with WG ad hoc, temporary & task-oriented): member recruitment, task setting cross topics, collaboration with other subgroups, work groups and other WPA components:
      S1 : Baseline surveillance on e-MH&C availability, literacy and acceptance in WPA member countries development, distribution, evaluation, and consequences for implementation
      Members: Dr Ahmet Gürcan, Dr Jitender Jakhar, Dr Jibril I.M Handuleh, Dr Laura Orsolini
      S2 : e-MH&C promotion and implementation strategy in cooperation with NPAs
      S3 : e-MH&C education and training (tools) for different workforce member groups:
      Quality in e-MH&C development, research and evaluation
      Guidance/guidelines for e-MH&C indication and use
      Members: Dr Renato de Filippis, Dr Muftau Mohammed, Dr Ramdas Ransing, Dr Shreyasta Samal, Dr Ahmed Shaheen
      S4: Revision of WPA Position Statement on e-MH&C (with chair and select members of the former Steering Group 2017)
      S5: International organisations in partnership with WPA

Activities, Deliverables and Outcomes (cont'd):

1. Run a survey on the status of e-MH&C in WPA member countries (S1) – as an informational basis for promotion, dissemination, and implementation
   1. Develop a questionnaire (together with the subgroup below)
   2. Distribute among NPA members (and other relevant organisations)
   3. Analyse the results; promote and disseminate conclusions and recommendations (thereby refer to available policies, e.g., the eMEN transnational policy guidance) on the public, practitioners, providers and governance level (S1, S2).
   4. Contribute to preparing the operational basis for global implementation (S2) on the professional, political and consumers’ regional, national, local and institutional levels
   5. Contribute jointly with international partners and country representatives to implementation and evaluate success on the systems, institutional, and individual levels
   6. Choose, adapt or develop tools, activities or programs for promotion, dissemination, implementation and evaluation​

   
   
2. Adopt or develop evidence-based Guidance/Guidelines (S3) for a scientifically sound, safe and ethical indication and use of tools for self-management and programs for prevention, early recognition and intervention, diagnostic assessment and treatment, e.g., blended care protocols, and rehabilitation, based on internet-based interventions, tele-mental health/video consultations and psychotherapy, mobile applications (apps, wearables) and others (e.g., virtual reality, serious gaming, avatar development) for the field of mental health and mental disorders across the lifespan.


3. Supervise and impact on the revision of the WPA Position Statement on e-MH&C (S4).


4. Promote literacy and develop Education and Training Tools on MH&C (S2, S3) for the psychiatric work force.


5. Adopt or adapt and promote, disseminate and implement policies on e-MH&C (S2, S3, S5).


6. Check for international research calls in the field of the working group for collaboration and possible application.​ (all)


7. Publish concepts, methods, results, reports or other issues of the above activities in digital or print format​ (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5).