Editorial promoting help-seeking using E-technology for ADolescents: the ProHEAD consortium
Mental health problems are highly prevalent in children and adolescents, but professional help-seeking behavior in this age group is extremely low. Therefore, the ProHEAD (“Promoting Help-seeking using E-technology for Adolescents”) consortium focuses on three main objectives, i.e.: (1) improving yo...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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22 January 2019
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Trials
Year: 2019, Volume: 20, Pages: 1-5 |
| ISSN: | 1468-6694 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13063-018-3162-x |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-3162-x Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-3162-x 
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| Author Notes: | Michael Kaess and Stephanie Bauer |
| Summary: | Mental health problems are highly prevalent in children and adolescents, but professional help-seeking behavior in this age group is extremely low. Therefore, the ProHEAD (“Promoting Help-seeking using E-technology for Adolescents”) consortium focuses on three main objectives, i.e.: (1) improving young people’s help-seeking behaviors; (2) improving the selective prevention of common disorders in those who are at risk; and (3) strengthening resources to counteract the development of mental illness. Capitalizing on Internet and mobile technology, ProHEAD delivers low threshold and easily accessible interventions to a large sample of young people. Longitudinal school-based assessments of mental health problems will be conducted at baseline and two annual follow-ups in five regions of Germany in a total sample of 15,000 children and adolescents (aged ≥ 12 years). Based on the results of their baseline assessment, participants are invited to register for one out of five sub-projects. The objectives and procedures of these five randomized controlled trials are published in this issue of Trials. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 04.03.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1468-6694 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13063-018-3162-x |