7 min read@be_tintwebsite What Therapists Need to Know About Data Privacy in Mental Health AI Hello dear reader, Confidentiality has always been one of the cornerstones of the therapeutic relationship. Clinical practice evolved around the architecture of closed doors, quiet rooms, and deeply held secrets. But increasingly, some parts of therapy live inside software systems. Notes are typed into digital platforms. Assessments are completed through apps. AI models are trained on patterns of...
20 days ago • 8 min read
5 min read@be_tintwebsite #28 | Innovation From Clinicians – Part II Hello dear reader, The days seem long and yet the weeks pass by too quickly as we enter the third month of 2026. I slot an hour on the last day of every month to reflect upon my journey of building TinT and acknowledge the distance travelled. In the 10 months that TinT has been running, the most memorable glimmers have been moments when we've crossed paths with clinicians who tinker with making and building. This edition...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
5 min read@be_tintwebsite #27 | Budget and Mental Health Innovation Hello dear friends, “Low and middle-income countries present a massive opportunity for digital mental health.” This was the start of a LinkedIn post from a couple of weeks ago. I love reading this creator and sincerely believe they do a great job at it. However, this framing infuriates me. Yes, factually speaking, the business opportunity is real. But rarely does the discourse go beyond opportunity identification. If LMICs...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
5 min read@be_tintwebsite How To Pick Between Scale vs Depth In Mental Health Innovation Hello friends, I sit at my desk, a ginger lemon tea in tow as I once again bring the TinT newsletter to your inbox. In the eight months of TinT, we’ve published 25 deeply researched newsletters, hosted one machine learning & mental health event and conducted an AI Psychoeducation workshop with trainee therapists at a reputed Indian educational institute. We’ve also attracted all the right attention and...
2 months ago • 6 min read
4 min readWebsite Which Early Stage Innovator in Mental Health Are You? Hello friends, This past week I’ve hit a wall of AI saturation. AI this AI that AI…. I’ve had enough. So I’ve been off socials and instead reading, writing, and cooking a lot more. A quieter brain feels like a luxury these days. Of course, there’s always that voice saying, “Being offline will hurt TinT’s growth, ongoing projects”. But honestly, TinT grows when I'm grounded, not exhausted. So a break from socials it is....
4 months ago • 4 min read
5 min readWebsite Introducing Clinical QA as a Service: Are You Interested? This newsletter contains an opportunity for clinicians & founders. Scroll to bottom highlight. This newsletter also contains a new acronym drop for the tech nerds. Don’t say I’m not giving you attention. Hello friends, Weather gods have been generous this week shining plenty of sunshine, and I can finally THINK clearly again. The sun is important. Didn’t think I’d ever write that sentence in this newsletter. I’m...
5 months ago • 4 min read
5 min readWebsite How EMNLP 2025 Is Shaping the Future of Mental Health AI Hello friends, I’m delighted to report that this Sunday morning as I settled in to write, I was greeted by the theatrics of the season’s first snowfall! Snow still leaves me awestruck (another clear giveaway of my tropical-ness). I promptly shut my laptop and sat by the window, simply staring out. Eight hours later and at the wee end of Sunday, here I am, racing to get my words to your inbox before the weekend slips...
5 months ago • 5 min read
5 min readWebsite How To Evaluate LLMs For Crisis Response Paid AI work opportunity for clinicians in this newsletter. Scroll to bottom highlight. Hello dear reader, We’ve hit the six-month mark of this newsletter. I’d promised myself I’d send it out every weekend, a promise I’ve now broken twice. Once while moving cities, and again last weekend on a trip to Hawaii accompanying my partner for his conference. Both times, I assumed I could keep my routine going on despite big life...
5 months ago • 6 min read
5 min readWebsite #21 | Clinical OpEd: What should therapists look for when evaluating AI tools? Hello dear reader, It’s Saturday evening. The sunset hues outside my windows are magnificent. My weekend writing rhythm has set in. Today’s piece is unlike any before. This is the first time Tint feature’s a therapists’ own writing. I met Daniel Fleshner a few months ago via LinkedIn. I feel I should send the LinkedIn team a thank you note for all the meaningful connections LI has sparked for me...
6 months ago • 4 min read