Brief Digital Interventions: An Implementation-Sensitive Approach to Addressing School Mental Health Needs of Youth with Mild and Emerging Mental Health Difficulties
Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
28 November 2022
Abstract
Brief digital interventions (BDIs) may help address the mental health needs of students when realworld resource constraints limit access to in-person or longer-form care. This article describes BDIs, which are conceptualized as being at the intersection of short-term interventions, internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy programs, and measurement-based care. We use a real-world example of a BDI which was delivered in Ontario schools as a practice example for this mode of intervention. We then identify potential clinical and ethical considerations, and we highlight some of the challenges of implementing and evaluating innovative interventions and measurement-based care initiatives in Canadian schools.
Résumé
Les interventions brèves en ligne (Brief digital interventions [BDIs]) peuvent contribuer à répondre aux besoins des étudiants en matière de santé mentale quand les contraintes des ressources sur le terrain limitent l’accès en personne ou les soins de longue durée. Cet article décrit les interventions brèves en ligne qui sont conçues comme étant à l’intersection entre les interventions à court terme, les programmes de thérapie cognitivo-comportementale via Internet et les soins basés sur le monitorage. Nous analysons une intervention brève en ligne menée dans des écoles ontariennes comme exemple concret de ce type d’intervention. Nous déterminons ensuite les considérations cliniques et éthiques potentielles et nous mettons en évidence certains défis que représentent, dans des écoles canadiennes, la mise en œuvre et l’évaluation d’interventions novatrices, de même que les initiatives de soins basés sur le monitorage.
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Volume 41 • Number 3 • July 2022
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Eli Cwinn, Emily A. Barry, John R. Weisz, Abby Bailin, Olivia M. Fitzpatrick, Katherine Venturo-Conerly, and Claire V. Crooks. 2022. Brief Digital Interventions: An Implementation-Sensitive Approach to Addressing School Mental Health Needs of Youth with Mild and Emerging Mental Health Difficulties. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health.
41(3): 157-175. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2022-026
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