Encouraging help-seeking and engagement in a mental health app: What young people want.

ABSTRACT: Although many young people evince a preference for digital mental health support over face to face, engagement with smartphone apps for mental health remains relatively low, particularly in young people not accessing professional support services. While some of this can be attributed to stigma or embarrassment, there is also a need for developers and researchers to investigate features which promote long-term usage. MoodyTunes is a music-based smartphone app that has been co-designed with young people to help them develop effective self-management strategies for mood through music listening. Four focus groups with young people (N = 24, aged 13-25) were conducted to workshop how MoodyTunes could promote help-seeking behaviours and long-term engagement with the app. Onli

SUBMITTER: Garrido S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9810815 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature