Young people's attitudes towards online self-help single-session interventions: findings from a co-produced qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many young people experience at least subthreshold depression symptoms which impact their functioning. Yet, access to evidence-based help is limited, with barriers such as service thresholds, stigma, and lack of knowledge about mental health and available services. One way to ensure young people have access to free, early, immediate and anonymous help is through online self-help single-session interventions. This study aimed to qualitatively explore young people's perceptions of and attitudes towards these interventions.

Methods

Twenty-four young people (UK based, age 15-18) took part in qualitative semi-structured interviews which were hosted online and co-conducted with a young research team (N = 4, age 16-18), during which we described online single-session int

SUBMITTER: Higson-Sweeney N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12023387 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature