Agent-based Simulation for Online Mental Health Matching

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2303.11272v1
• Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:04:59 GMT
• Title: Agent-based Simulation for Online Mental Health Matching
• Authors: Yuhan Liu and Anna Fang, Glen Moriarty, Robert Kraut, Haiyi Zhu
• Abstract summary: We collaborate with one of the world's largest online mental health communities to develop an agent-based simulation framework. Our findings include that usage of the deferred-acceptance algorithm can significantly better the experiences of support-seekers in one-on-one chats.
• Score: 16.968538290877444
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Online mental health communities (OMHCs) are an effective and accessible channel to give and receive social support for individuals with mental and emotional issues. However, a key challenge on these platforms is finding suitable partners to interact with given that mechanisms to match users are currently underdeveloped. In this paper, we collaborate with one of the world's largest OMHC to develop an agent-based simulation framework and explore the trade-offs in different matching algorithms. The simulation framework allows us to compare current mechanisms and new algorithmic matching policies on the platform, and observe their differing effects on a variety of outcome metrics. Our findings include that usage of the deferred-acceptance algorithm can significantly better the experiences of support-seekers in one-on-one chats while maintaining low waiting time. We note key design considerations that agent-based modeling reveals in the OMHC context, including the potential benefits of algorithmic matching on marginalized communities.

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