Acceptability and Utility of an Open-Access, Online Single-Session Intervention Platform for Adolescent Mental Health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many youths with mental health needs are unable to access care. Single-session interventions (SSIs) have helped reduce youth psychopathology across multiple trials, promising to broaden access to effective, low-intensity supports. Online, self-guided SSIs may be uniquely scalable, particularly if they are freely available for as-needed use. However, the acceptability of online SSI and their efficacy have remained unexamined outside of controlled trials, and their practical utility is poorly understood.

Objective

We evaluated the perceived acceptability and proximal effects of Project YES (Youth Empowerment & Support), an open-access platform offering three online SSIs for youth internalizing distress.

Methods

After selecting one of three SSIs to complete, p

SUBMITTER: Schleider JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7367540 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature