On November 20, 2017, the very first piece of code for the NiceDay app was written; the start of the NiceDay platform! 5 years ago we started our mission for personal and accessible mental health care for everyone. We are proud of what we have achieved in the past 5 years: numerous new functionalities on the NiceDay platform such as EMDR, file sharing, automatic time registration, a brand-new look and much more! But, that would not have been possible without the organisations and therapists who were open to a change in their working method, curious about the possibilities of digital care and took up the challenge with us!

Mental health is no longer a taboo

Over the past 5 years we have seen immense growth in mental health awareness, also fueled by the corona pandemic. We can’t ignore it anymore; mental health is just as important as physical health. It is regularly discussed on talk shows, documentaries and fortunately with friends and family. It is less and less taboo to talk about mental health, which is very important! Because that reduces the step to help.

Challenges in mental health care

But we also see challenges in the awareness of mental health and the accessibility of mental health care: long waiting lists, long treatments, busy schedules of psychologists and little flexibility in treatment. Mental health care is under pressure and now is the time to work together and look for solutions to these challenges. Fortunately, we see more and more organisations open to digital care; because data-driven and efficient working, supported by technology, offers possibilities and opportunities to meet these challenges.

Thanks to our customers

On the occasion of our birthday, a wooden anniversary, and as a token of gratitude, we are giving 5 trees as a gift for each of our customers and cooperation partners. We do this through Trees for All, which ensures that our trees are planted in the Netherlands and Borneo, for a healthy and climate-resistant forest. 🌳🌲

We do this because we want to work towards a better world, in which help for mental health is accessible and accessible to everyone. A sustainable world, in which we work together with others for improvement. So we want to do something good to thank our customers and cooperation partners. Giving back to nature a little, because it is also so important for our mental health: https://niceday.app/en/why-nature-is-relaxing/.

Highlights

This week we are sharing some highlights on our LinkedIn channel about the celebration of the NiceDay 5th anniversary. Thanks again for the great collaboration: PsyQ Online (co-founder of treatment concept), Synaeda, MiSi NeuroPsy, Mondriaan, MetGGZ, Sol Psychotherapie, Viviq GGZ, Mens GGZ, Hatiplong, HCS, Hunkemoller, Grandvision and Zorggroep Elde Maasduinen. To many more years!