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  • Online mental health communities (OMHCs) offer accessible support but struggle with effective user matching.
  • Current matching mechanisms in OMHCs are often naive, hindering optimal user interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply agent-based modeling (ABM) for designing and evaluating online community matching algorithms.
  • To uncover trade-offs between different matching algorithms for support seekers and volunteer counselors in OMHCs.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an agent-based simulation framework using comprehensive OMHC data (Jan 2020-Apr 2022).
  • Validated the simulation against existing matching mechanisms.
  • Utilized the validated simulation as a sandbox to test various matching algorithms, including deferred acceptance, first-come-first-served, and topic-based matching.

Main Results:

  • Algorithmic choices create trade-offs; intelligent matching can increase waiting times for support seekers.
  • Topic-based matching significantly improved chat ratings and reduced blocking incidents for all user groups, particularly benefiting underaged and gender minority populations.
  • Filter-based matching for specific demographics improved outcomes for those groups but decreased overall user satisfaction.

Conclusions:

  • Agent-based modeling is a valuable tool for understanding design considerations and trade-offs in OMHCs.
  • Algorithmic matching, particularly topic-based approaches, shows potential for improving support quality and equity for marginalized users in online mental health settings.