Lumi Nova: A therapeutic game for children's worries and anxiety

Lumi Nova: Tales of Courage is an engaging child-led, parent/guardian supported therapeutic intervention that can be used on most smartphones or tablets.

It facilitates graded exposures (the active ingredient of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) with psychoeducation to empower 7-12 year olds with mild to moderate needs to learn to self-manage fears, worries and anxiety.

It is practical, age appropriate, non-stigmatising, encourages self management and provides user progress and health outcomes data in real time to authorised professionals.

A therapeutic digital intervention (game) for childhood anxiety:

• For 7-12 year olds (facing difficulties with anxiety)
• Therapeutic basis: Psychoeducation and Exposure therapy
• Embedded outcome measures
• Built in safeguarding & accessibility features
• Provides data to Authorised Professionals securely through the VitaMind Hub
• Available on Android and iOS
• Co-created with young people, guardians, teachers, clinicians, academics, game experts

Points of use:

• Early support settings
• Self referrals
• Point of triaging
• Waitlist management
• As adjunct to specialist support
• To prevent relapse

Lumi Nova does not require constant clinical supervision.

Safe to use?

• For use with children aged 7-12 years experiencing mild to moderate anxiety. (Lumi Nova is not recommended for use with children who have severe anxiety, are in crisis, have suicidal thoughts or at risk of self harm. See Instructions for use.)
• CE Marked, Class 1 (low risk) medical device, registered with the MHRA
• GDPR compliant
• Registered with the Information Commissioners Office
• CyberEssentials certified
• Development funded by NHS England
• Co-developed with children, families, educators, clinicians and academics from the Anxiety & Depression in Young People Research Clinic at the University of Reading
• Used by children with mild to moderate needs across various parts of the UK, where they may not meet thresholds for CAMHS, are on the waiting list, or alongside other therapeutic support.

For more information, visit Lumi Nova