Implementing a Digital Depression Prevention Program in Australian Secondary Schools: Cross-Sectional Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is common during adolescence and is associated with adverse educational, employment, and health outcomes in later life. Digital programs are increasingly being implemented in schools to improve and protect adolescent mental health. Although digital depression prevention programs can be effective, there is limited knowledge about how contextual factors influence real-world delivery at scale in schools.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to examine the contextual factors that influence the implementation of the Future Proofing Program (FPP) from the perspectives of school staff. The FPP is a 2-arm hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial evaluating whether depression can be prevented at scale in schools, using an evidence-based smartphone app

SUBMITTER: Beames JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337254 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature