Cornerstone co-hosted a fringe session at the LGA exploring the possibilities, ethics and practicalities of bringing emerging technology into children’s services and highlighting how VR has been bringing us closer to the children we serve.
The Opportunities of Virtual Reality in Children's Social Care
The Sun - VIRTU-HELL REALITY I saw what it’s like to be an abused toddler who’s yelled at for having dirty nappy through new VR headset
D/sruption - 7 Companies Using Tech To Improve Mental Health
Is your business thinking about mental health?
Mental health is a hugely profitable market. Now that the stigma surrounding mental health issues is gradually lifting, more people are considering the importance of wellbeing. Not only is this an opportunity for businesses to build genuinely useful, lucrative products and services, but it has encouraged companies to look at the wellness of their own employees as a driver for success.
Recognition, however, is not the same as a remedy. If anything, mental health problems are becoming more prominent. By 2030, for example, the World Health Organisation estimates that depression will place the largest single burden on healthcare globally… Here are seven organisations trying to do something about it.
5) The Cornerstone Partnership
The Cornerstone Partnership has developed a number of VR scenarios to help people to understand the mental health of children who have experienced the social care system.
BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours
Forbes - Five Ways VR Is Making The World A Better Place
Virtual reality can change what a person sees, how they think, what they feel and even how they behave. This is because users believe they are present in the virtual environment they find themselves in. The perception of being physically present in a non-physical world is an incredible sensation. It's the reason why VR has been used to treat conditions like autism, PTSD, depression, and paranoia; offer pain relief and even promote recovery in paraplegics.
This powerful tool is changing lives for the better. Here are five examples:
Fostering & Adoption
