Delivering A Digital Mental Health Service in Australian Secondary Schools: Understanding School Counsellors' and Parents' Experiences.

ABSTRACT: This study examined school counsellors' and parents' experiences of a school-based digital mental health service (Smooth Sailing) that screened students' mental health and provided automated psychological care. The Smooth Sailing service was offered to 4 secondary schools in New South Wales, Australia, for a 6-week trial period with 59 students taking part. The participating school counsellors (n = 4) completed a semi-structured interview to explore their experiences. Parents of students who had consented to being contacted (n = 37/59) were invited to complete an anonymous online survey about their child's participation. Six parents completed the survey. The school counsellors expressed overall support for the service and cited the ease of service use, its ability to identify students at-r

SUBMITTER: O'Dea B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8135196 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature