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Mental Health Outcomes and Use of Online Mental Health Tools Following a Public Health Deployment of the Mindfulness Meditation App Headspace

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  • Borghouts, Judith

  • Eikey, Elizabeth

  • De Leon, Cinthia

  • Kim, Jeongmi

  • Schueller, Stephen

  • Schneider, Margaret

  • Stadnick, Nicole A

  • Zheng, Kai

  • Sorkin, Dara H

  • April 7, 2026

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    Digital mental health interventions like the Headspace app can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression.

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    The study involved 1,229 participants who completed surveys before and after using Headspace.

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    Participants experienced significant decreases in distress and loneliness, regardless of usage frequency.

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    Continued use of Headspace correlated with a greater reduction in mental health stigma.

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    Users who stopped using Headspace were more likely to seek other online mental health resources.

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Mental Health Outcomes and Use of Online Mental Health Tools Following a Public Health Deployment of the Mindfulness Meditation App Headspace

  • by Borghouts, Judith , Eikey, Elizabeth , De Leon, Cinthia , Kim, Jeongmi , Schueller, Stephen , Schneider, Margaret , Stadnick, Nicole A, Zheng, Kai , Sorkin, Dara H

  • April 7, 2026

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