Elena Burnett, 得克萨斯州软件工程师, 赢得2025年全国精神卫生年度创新者奖, Elena Burnett, a Texas software engineer, won 2025 National Innovator of the Year for her AI mental health platform serving underserved communities.

Elena Burnett, 34岁,来自得克萨斯州奥斯汀的软件工程师,被命名为2025年国际年国家创新者,她的工作是开发AI驱动的工具,以改善服务不足社区获得精神保健的机会。 Elena Burnett, a 34-year-old software engineer from Austin, Texas, has been named the 2025 National Innovator of the Year for her work developing AI-driven tools to improve access to mental health care in underserved communities. 该奖项由国家科学基金会颁发,表彰她的开放源码平台,该平台通过专为农村和低收入地区设计的低带宽视频和文字聊天,将用户与有执照的治疗师连接起来。 The award, presented by the National Science Foundation, recognizes her open-source platform that connects users with licensed therapists via low-bandwidth video and text chat, designed specifically for rural and low-income areas. 伯内特倡议自2024年初启动以来,已经为12个州的20多万用户提供了服务。 Burnett’s initiative has already served over 200,000 users across 12 states since its launch in early 2024. 她计划扩大该方案,以纳入多语种支持,并与公共卫生系统融合。 She plans to expand the program to include multilingual support and integrate with public health systems.