Digital Single Session Intervention for Youth Mental Health

Description

The aim of this study is to test the effectiveness of a single-session, digital intervention teaching the principle of practicing the opposite, when administered to youths on the waitlist for psychotherapy, with usual waitlist procedures as a control condition.

Conditions

Anxiety, Depression, Conduct Disorder, Stress

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Study overview

The aim of this study is to test the effectiveness of a single-session, digital intervention teaching the principle of practicing the opposite, when administered to youths on the waitlist for psychotherapy, with usual waitlist procedures as a control condition.

Testing a Digital Single-session Intervention for Youths on the Waitlist for Psychotherapy

Digital Single Session Intervention for Youth Mental Health

Condition
Anxiety
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Indianapolis

Riley Child Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Clinic, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202

Boston

Boston Child Study Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02116

Boston

The Baker Center for Children and Families, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02120

Concord

The Concord Center, Concord, Massachusetts, United States, 01742

Dedham

Riverside Community Care, Dedham, Massachusetts, United States, 02026

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Youth/family has contacted a participating outpatient clinic to seek mental health care, and is placed on the waitlist.
  • * Youth is between the ages of 9-17 years (inclusive) at the time of study enrollment.
  • * Youth and at least one guardian consent to the youth's participation in study.
  • * Youth reads English well enough to effectively complete the digital programs (defined as taking classes in English, as opposed to ESL classes).
  • * Youth has access to a digital device.
  • * Youth is non-English speaking, as the program is only available in English.
  • * Youth does not have access to a digital device.

Ages Eligible for Study

9 Years to 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Harvard University,

Katherine Venturo-Conerly, A.B., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Harvard University

Study Record Dates

2025-05-31