In early 2022, the Government Digital Mental Health programme board provided feedback on a report emphasising further exploration of four innovation areas: Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Gamification, and Digital Phenotyping.

This report delves into key organisations, leading countries, case studies, research literature, and significant findings within these emerging innovations through desktop research conducted via standard online search engines.

It should be noted that the research methodology is limited to English-language publications, which may impact search results.