ArticleJournal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53
Future Directions in Single-Session Youth Mental Health Interventions.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
112 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Self-administered single-session interventions for mental health in young people: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of single-session therapy for adult common mental disorders: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Brief Interventions on Internalizing Symptoms and Substance Use in Youth: A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Pooled it
- Brief, Non-Pharmacological, Interventions for Pediatric Anxiety: Meta-Analysis and Evidence Base Status.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Pooled it
- Acceptability and Feasibility of a Virtual Family-Based Single-Session Intervention for Young Teens at High Risk for Substance Use Disorder: Single-Arm Pilot Trial.JMIR formative research · 2026Trial
- Brief Web-Based Psychological Intervention for Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Mobile App for Teens With or at High Risk for Eating Disorders: A Three-Arm Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Self-Help, Guided Self-Help, and Guided Self-Help With a Social Networking Component.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Trial
- The effect of a stress mindset intervention on academic motivation among junior high school students.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Trial
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- Effectiveness of network analysis-driven personalized digital interventions versus standard intervention for depression: a proof-of-concept pilot randomized controlled trial.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Trial
- A crowdsourced megastudy of 12 digital single-session interventions for depression in US adults.Nature human behaviour · 2026Trial
- Development and evaluation of a digital single-session reappraisal intervention to shift negative self-focused social media interpretations.Behaviour research and therapy · 2026Trial
- Evaluating A Brief Telehealth Positive Parenting Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Trial
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Roblox Video Game (Super U Story) in Improving Body Image Among Children and Adolescents in the United States: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- The Effectiveness of a Chatbot Single-Session Intervention for People on Waitlists for Eating Disorder Treatment: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Prescriptive Predictors of Mindfulness Ecological Momentary Intervention for Social Anxiety Disorder: Machine Learning Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial Data.JMIR mental health · 2025Trial
- A pilot randomized controlled trial of a brief intervention targeting positive valence systems function to prevent internalizing symptoms in college students.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2025Trial
- Testing a brief, self-guided values affirmation for behavioral activation intervention during COVID-19.Cognitive behaviour therapy · 2024Trial
- Costs and cost-effectiveness of Shamiri, a brief, layperson-delivered intervention for Kenyan adolescents: a randomized controlled trial.BMC health services research · 2023Trial
- A randomized trial of online single-session interventions for adolescent depression during COVID-19.Nature human behaviour · 2022Trial
52 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The United States spends more money on mental health services than any other country, yet access to effective psychological services remains strikingly low. The need-to-access gap is especially wide among children and adolescents, with up to 80% of youths with mental health needs going without services, and the remainder often receiving insufficient or untested care. Single-session interventions (SSIs) may offer a promising path toward improving accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and completion rates for youth mental health services. SSIs are structured programs that intentionally involve only one visit or encounter with a clinic, provider, or program; they may serve as stand-alone or adjunctive clinical services. A growing body of evidence supports the capacity of SSIs to reduce and prevent youth psychopathology of multiple types. Here, we provide a working definition of SSIs for use in future research and practice; summarize the literature to date on SSIs for child and adolescent mental health; and propose recommendations for the future design, evaluation, and implementation of SSIs across a variety of settings and contexts. We hope that this paper will serve as an actionable research agenda for gauging the full potential of SSIs as a force for youth mental health.
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