An early economic evaluation of Kooth, a web-based mental health platform for children and young people with emerging mental health needs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

"Kooth" is a web-based mental health platform commissioned by the National Health Service (NHS), local authorities, charities, and businesses in the UK. The platform gives children and young people (CYP) access to an online community of peers and a team of counsellors. This study reports an early economic evaluation of the potential benefits of Kooth in the UK.

Methods

An early evidence cost calculator was built to estimate the potential costs and savings of implementing Kooth from a UK NHS and crime sector perspective. A decision tree structure was used to track the progress of CYP with emerging mental health needs (EMHN), comparing CYP with access to Kooth to CYP without access to Kooth. The model implemented a 12-month time horizon and followed a typical Kooth

SUBMITTER: Coote L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11129085 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature