Newham parents, carers, teachers, GPs and other adults can sign up children to access this new innovative app for children ages 7 - 12.
An evidence-based, non-stigmatising digital therapy in game app is now available and free to use for Newham children who are experiencing anxiety.
Designed for 7 – 12-year-olds (school years 3 to 7) and trusted by experts, Lumi Nova: Tales of Courage is a fun and safe digital therapeutic intervention that can be accessed on mobile phones and tablets.
Parents, carers and teachers can sign up on behalf of children to access the app via Newham’s Children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) online website here.
Lumi Nova is recommended by the National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE) as a first line treatment option for children with mild to moderate anxiety. It combines ethical and studio-quality immersive gaming with exposure therapy and psychoeducation to provide instant access to therapeutic ‘best practice’ in a way that is practical, age-appropriate, engaging, and helps your child to learn to self manage their worries and build resilience.
ELFT professionals will be able to monitor their progress and continue to connect parents or carers with wraparound support where needed.
It has been developed as a result of extensive co-creation with experts from University of Reading, MindTech (NIHR-funded medtech cooperative), clinicians, teachers, parents and children themselves.
It is currently being rolled out across the UK and is funded by NHS and voluntary sector organisations.