Project: Optimizing the mentaL health and resiliencE of older Adults that haVe lost thEir spouSe via blended, online therapy

Acronym	LEAVES (Reference Number: aal-2019-6-168-CP)
Duration	01/02/2020 - 01/02/2023
Project Topic	In the first part of the project, we will develop a service model for the LEAVES service that explains how the older adults starts using it and what the roles of care professionals will be. This will be done together with older adults, care professionals, and informal carers. At the same time, we will develop a Virtual Agent (a digital person) that will provide an official grief program, and that will provide cues to reminisce about the person that is lost. We will also develop a means to see how an older adult is doing. If he/she is not well, they will be guided towards seeing a care professional. The resulting technology will be implemented in the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Portugal and tested for clinical effect and whether or not people like it (and why). At the same time, the LEAVES partners will develop means to bring the service to the market. This will be different for each country, as care professionals involved, and financing structures are different per country. All the while, we will share our scientific findings and publish results in popular media.
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Network	AAL 2
Call	Sustainable Smart Solutions for Ageing well

Number	Name	Role	Country
1	DELA Natura- en levensverzekeringen N.V.	Partner	Netherlands
2	National Foundation for the Elderly	Partner	Netherlands
3	Nothing AG	Partner	Switzerland
4	NOVA University of Lisbon	Partner	Portugal
5	Psychiatric Department at the Health Unit of Baixo Alentejo	Partner	Portugal
6	Roessingh Research and Development	Coordinator	Netherlands
7	School of Social Work, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Olten	Partner	Switzerland
8	Sensing Future Technologies	Partner	Portugal
9	University of Bern	Partner	Switzerland