Tend is a virtual reality adaptation of MBCT (mindfulness-based cognitive therapy), delivering a highly affordable and effective depression and anxiety intervention at scale.

Tend iTend is an adaptation of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), developed as a collaboration between MBCT teachers, clinicians, technologists and co-designed with specialists with lived experience. 

Delivered to patients in the community through VR headsets, Tend is the first VR-MBCT intervention to be deployed in the NHS, with Tend-supplied headsets used by patients at home or in community settings. It’s 2-5 times cheaper than talking therapies and shows around a 50% reduction in depression and anxiety scores.

Tend is a highly affordable and effective depression intervention, delivered at scale via virtual reality: five Tend headsets can treat 1,000 patients a year. Tend helps cut patient waiting lists and prevents worsening mental health by delivering care rapidly and at a far lower cost than traditional therapies.

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Sean Carroll

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Tend VR

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