25 June 2025. The BootStRaP project was featured at the Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress, held at ICC Wales, UK. The symposium “Learning to deal with problematic usage of the Internet” was chaired by Prof. Naomi Fineberg (University of Hertfordshire), coordinator of the BootStRaP project.

The session brought together leading BootStRaP experts:

– Prof. Marc Potenza (Yale University) presented on “Conceptualization, epidemiology and health economic cost and burden of PUI – a global perspective”
– Prof. Dan Stein (University of Cape Town) discussed new research approaches to problematic internet use
– Dr. Sophia Achab (University of Geneva) addressed evidence-based care and policy-making for PUI
– Prof. Naomi Fineberg chaired the session and contributed to the discussion

This high-level session underscored the growing recognition of PUI as a global mental health concern and highlighted BootStRaP’s central role in shaping research, prevention, and treatment strategies.