A Chatbot to Support Young People During the COVID-19 Pandemic in New Zealand: Evaluation of the Real-World Rollout of an Open Trial

Nicola Ludin   ¹ , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Chester Holt-Quick   ^{1, 2} , BSc, MBChB ;   Sarah Hopkins   ¹ , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Karolina Stasiak   ¹ , MA, PhD ;   Sarah Hetrick   ^{1, 3} , BA, MA, PGCertHealSc, DPsych ;   Jim Warren   ^{1, 2} , BSc, PhD ;   Tania Cargo   ¹ , MEd, PGDip (Clinical Psychology), PGDip (Infant Mental Health), PhD

¹ Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

² School of Computer Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

³ Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia