Our unit’s AfriCAT project, which aims to develop a powerful adaptive mental health assessment tool.

Adolescence lasts from just 10 – 24 years old but it is revolutionary and innovative, which is what the world needs now.

Technology to help identify depression and anxiety | The AfriCAT project, led by Dr Bianca Moffett from the South African Medical Research Council and Wits-Agincourt Unit, uses adaptive testing technology to identify depression and anxiety among young people more accurately and efficiently.

Wits celebrates Dr Bianca Moffett and the AfriCAT project at the SAMRC/Wits-Agincourt Unit for winning the prestigious Mental Health Data Prize Africa. This groundbreaking initiative is creating Africa’s first adaptive testing tool to improve care for adolescent depression and anxiety a home-grown digital solution with the power to transform mental health across the continent.