Finding a digital mental health tool you can trust shouldn’t be this hard!
Introducing the APA Labs Digital Badge Program and Digital Badge Solutions Library!
A new way to discover and adopt digital mental and behavioral health technology with confidence—curated, evaluated, and grounded in psychological science
Making sense of mental health technology—together.
Clinicians, health systems, and other decision-makers are being asked to make important decisions about digital mental and behavioral health tools — without clear visibility into the data and evidence behind them:
- Clinicians want to recommend tools they can stand behind
- Health systems want to adopt tools that meet a credible standard
- Individuals, families, and communities want to trust the technology they’re using and understand the evidence that supports it.
With thousands of digital tools available for mental and behavioral health, it can be challenging to understand which ones align with best practices in psychological science, technical security, and usability.
The APA Labs Digital Badge Program addresses this gap.
The APA Labs Digital Badge Program is an independent, proprietary evaluation grounded in psychological science and ethics, designed to evaluate digital mental and behavioral health technologies across six critical domains.
These evaluated technologies are brought together in one place on our Digital Solutions Library— making it easier to identify tools that have been reviewed for safety, evidence, and real-world use.
We’re building a stronger, more collaborative mental health technology ecosystem by:
* Creating intentional opportunities for innovators, experts, and decision-makers to meet
* Fostering meaningful partnerships and idea-sharing
* Driving progress through curated, high-impact moments of connection
Our Next Event
APA Labs will be at Nexus 2025 in New Orleans, and we’d love to see you there!
Join us on Sunday, May 4, for an exclusive gathering designed to foster connection and conversation among the people shaping the future of mental health technology. Whether you're building, funding, researching, or implementing solutions in the space, this is a chance to connect with like-minded innovators and collaborators.
[Location and time]
Let us know if you’re planning to attend and we’ll follow up with the details!
Our pop-ups at key industry conferences are:
- Curated Gatherings – Designed to spark conversations and collaboration
- Strategically Timed – Embedded in major events where the right people already are
- Purposefully Designed – A space to step away from the noise and make real, lasting connections
- Each event is a chance to shape the future of mental health tech—together.
LABS CONNECT
Fueling connection across the mental health tech landscape.
The mental health technology ecosystem is full of passionate people working toward better care, better access, and better outcomes. But too often, those efforts happen in silos. At APA Labs, we’re working to change that.
One way we’re doing that? Showing up where it counts - with our APA Labs pop-up events.
Our Latest Event
APA Labs will be at Nexus 2025 in New Orleans, and we’d love to see you there!
Join us on Sunday, May 4, for an exclusive gathering designed to foster connection and conversation among the people shaping the future of mental health technology. Whether you're building, funding, researching, or implementing solutions in the space, this is a chance to connect with like-minded innovators and collaborators.
The Chicory
610 S Peters St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Sunday May 4, 6 - 7:30pm
Meet with APA experts in digital mental health, advocacy, partnerships, and more.
Let us know if you’re planning to attend and we’ll follow up with the details!
Six Domains of Evaluation
Digital technologies are assessed across six core areas:
1. Scene
Setters
Product clarity, transparency, and target audience.
2. Scientific
Principles
Passed a rigorous, third-party evaluation rooted in psychological science.
3. Regulation
& Safety
Compliance, risk management, and oversight.
4. Data Protection
& Privacy
Responsible data practices and user rights.
5. Technical
Security & Stability
Reliability, encryption, and fault tolerance.
6. Usability
& Accessibility
Inclusive design, readability, and user support.
All domains are evaluated against our AI framework
focused on safe, transparent, and ethical use of artificial intelligence in healthcare settings.
A Clearer Way to Identify Trusted Digital Mental Health Technology
The Digital Solutions Library brings these evaluated technologies together in one place — making it easier to identify tools that have been reviewed for safety, evidence, and real-world use.
Whether you're evaluating, recommending, or implementing digital mental health tools, this resource helps you:
- Discover evaluated digital mental and behavioral health tools
- Make informed decisions for your practice or organization
- Support innovation that aligns with psychological science and ethics
Explore the first wave of digital mental and behavioral health technologies that have earned the the Digital Badge.
Are you building digital mental or behavioral health technology?
Join the APA Labs Digital Badge Program to demonstrate your solution aligns with best practices for evidence, safety, privacy, usability, and accessibility—and learn how it can be evaluated and featured in the APA Labs Digital Badge Solutions Library.
Featured Technologies
Meet two of the first technologies to earn the APA Labs Digital Badge and be included in the Digital Solutions Library.
What customers say
"Navigating the vast landscape of digital health tools can be overwhelming. The Digital Badge program brings incredible value to the space by providing a trusted standard of clinical efficacy and safety. We are thrilled to be an original supporter and to proudly display a badge that helps people confidently choose the right tools to support their mental health journey."
Dr. Chris Mosunic
Chief Clinical Officer, Calm Health
What customers say
"Digital mental health apps are exploding to meet rising demand, yet care providers are often left stuck figuring out which tools to recommend,” said Raj Amin, CEO and Co-Founder at Arcade Therapeutics. “Earning the APA Labs Digital Badge helps provide that clarity—giving care providers confidence that StarStarter for Anxiety meets a higher bar for clinical validation and app quality, and can serve as a meaningful complement to care."
Raj Amin
CEO and Co-Founder, Arcade Therapeutics
How can the APA Labs Digital Badge & Digital Badge Solutions Library Support Me?
- Clinicians: evaluate how digital tools align with clinical best practices, understand available technologies, and make informed decisions about what to use or recommend.
- Founders & Startups: Earn a Digital Badge that differentiates your solution, signals evidence and quality, and provides a clear roadmap for growth.
- Healthcare Systems & Payers: Use the badge and library to guide procurement and implementation of technologies that meet your needs.
- Funders: Gain insight into evidence-based technologies and leverage the Digital Badge Program to support scaling across portfolios.
- Users: Understand how digital tools are evaluated and make informed choices about the technologies they use.