Evaluating Internet Mental Health Applications: A Roundtable Report

This report describes the Roundtable discussions on evaluating Internet applications available to mental health system stakeholders. The objectives of the Roundtable discussion included: 1) sharing information about what mental health resources there are on the Internet; 2) learning what types of evaluation research have been conducted in this area; 3) considering the possible methods for evaluating on-line resources; and 4) identifying people who might be interested in becoming partners in this area of research. Participants included researchers, recipients of mental health services, and providers of Internet resources.