
Technology & Trauma
The BRIGHT Program
The BRIGHT (Building Resilience after Injury: a Growth and Healing Toolkit) program is one example of the Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience harnessing technology, and the Institute’s considerable technological expertise, to enhance population reach and participant engagement in our support programs and research initiatives.
The BRIGHT program is funded through a three-year grant from the Colorado Springs Health Foundation, and Dr. Kristi Samuelson is the Principal Investigator. The goal of BRIGHT is to provide support to people who have recently been injured and wish to build confidence and useful skills to better cope with their injury or the injury of a loved one. BRIGHT is in collaboration with a Level 1 Trauma Center in Colorado Springs, which speaks to the volume of individuals who could benefit from the program.
The BRIGHT team is using technology to maximize reach to this large population of recently injured individuals. Program participants have access to a psychoeducational website that provides information about injury recovery. Text message support will provide tips and fun facts and will link participants to the website when they wish to learn more about a topic. Participants’ symptoms and strengths will be monitored via email-based communication and electronic symptom screening, and those with the highest needs will be offered individualized support provided by team members from the Institute.
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