Brands, public figures and vocal communities are all helping to break old taboos of speaking about mental health. Yet while more people are feeling like they understand such issues better, over half of Americans still see conditions like depression as a personal weakness.

Mental illness may not discriminate from a physiological perspective, but in America, where you live can have a big effect. A US study shows suicide rates in rural areas to be much higher than those in urban ones, highlighting people’s growing need for better mental health provision.

How is technology changing people’s approach to wellbeing? What will be the role of doctors in the future? And how is medicine being personalised? In this part of the 2018 Expert Outlook series, we speak to three experts about the ways in which our relationship with health will evolve.

With around half of lifetime mental ill health present by the age of 14, MeeTwo is providing a safe digital space for young people to talk about their problems. But how is this anonymous app ensuring that it doesn’t add to the anxiety and depression that many teens experience on social media?