Research

Research is at the heart of the Tellmi Mental Health Service. Our cutting edge research projects respond to the needs of the young people we support and new learning drives development of our services. 

Suicide Prevention

Anxiety

Autism

Sexual Assault

Boy’s Self-Harm

Artificial Intelligence

Published Research Papers

Tellmi is an evidence-based digital mental health service. Independent evaluation of Tellmi has shown that using our solution improves wellbeing and reduces costs to the NHS. Peer-reviewed papers from research exploring the impact of Tellmi have been published in academic journals and reported by highly regarded research institutions.

These papers include:


Cliffe, B., Gore-Rodney, J., Linton, M. J., & Biddle, L. (2023). Developing Suicide Prevention Tools in the Context of Digital Peer Support: Qualitative Analysis of a Workshop With Multidisciplinary Stakeholders. JMIR formative research, 7, e47178. https://doi.org/10.2196/47178


Cliffe, B., Linton, M. J, Haime, Z. Biddle, L. (2024). Young adults’ experiences of using a young person’s mental health peer support app: A qualitative interview study. PLOS Digit Health 3(7): e0000556. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000556


Ng, S. M., Kelly, L., Holmes, H., Graham, C., James, S. (2025). Exploring the economic potential of Tellmi: a novel digital mental health support app for children and young adults. PMJ Paediatrics Open 2025(9). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003592


Ravaccia, G. G., Johnson, S. L., Morgan, N., Lereya, S. T., & Edbrooke-Childs, J. (2022). Experiences of Using the Digital Support Tool MeeToo: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR pediatrics and parenting, 5(4), e37424. https://doi.org/10.2196/37424


Rennick, A., Malik, N., Jeffery, M., Choksi, D., Ravaccia, G., Lereya, T. S., & Edbrooke-Childs, J. (2023). Supporting inclusive mental health in schools with digital peer support and wellbeing data – Tellmi. https://d1uw1dikibnh8j.cloudfront.net/media/17439/supporting-mental-health-in-schools-with-digital-peer-support-and-wellbeing-data-privacy-notice-291122.pdf