ArticleJMIR mental health2020
Acceptability and Utility of an Open-Access, Online Single-Session Intervention Platform for Adolescent Mental Health.
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A Single-Session Intervention for Adolescents and Young Adults With Internalizing Problems
Building Emotion Regulation Skills in Young Adults Using an Online Single-Session Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
84 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Brief Report: Single-Session Interventions for Mental Health Challenges in Autistic People: An (Almost) Empty Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Pooled it
- How have contemporary research studies used social media to recruit to digital self-help intervention research for young people's mental health?: a mapping review.BMC medical research methodology · 2025Pooled it
- Barriers to and facilitators of user engagement with web-based mental health interventions in young people: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Brief Interventions on Internalizing Symptoms and Substance Use in Youth: A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Pooled it
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- Habit-formation strategies enhance long-term outcomes of a self-compassionate touch micropractice: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- A crowdsourced megastudy of 12 digital single-session interventions for depression in US adults.Nature human behaviour · 2026Trial
- Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Single-Session Growth-Mindset Intervention for Internalizing Symptoms in Autistic Youth.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Trial
- Investigating the Efficacy of the Web-Based Common Elements Toolbox (COMET) Single-Session Interventions in Improving UK University Student Well-Being: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Active Components in Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Full Factorial Trial.Psychotherapy and psychosomatics · 2025Trial
- Improvements in mindfulness, interoceptive and emotional awareness, emotion regulation, and interpersonal emotion management following completion of an online emotional skills training program.Emotion (Washington, D.C.) · 2024Trial
- Web-Based Self-Compassion Training to Improve the Well-Being of Youth With Chronic Medical Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- A randomized trial of online single-session interventions for adolescent depression during COVID-19.Nature human behaviour · 2022Trial
- Efficacy of a Single-Session "Empowered Relief" Zoom-Delivered Group Intervention for Chronic Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial Conducted During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- Identifying the active ingredients of a behavioral activation-based digital single-session intervention targeting depression.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2026Article
- Reducing Parental Accommodation in Neurodiverse Families: Adaptation of a Digital Single-Session Intervention.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Immediate Effects and Experiences of a Digital Single-Session Behavioural Activation Based Intervention for Adolescents: A Single Arm Pre-post Programme Evaluation of Project ABC in the UK.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2026Article
- Inclusivity in Insomnia: Adolescents' Perspectives on the Sleep Solved App: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- The true experts: codeveloping a preventive psychological intervention for postsurgical pain with patients and caregivers.Pain reports · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundMany youths with mental health needs are unable to access care. Single-session interventions (SSIs) have helped reduce youth psychopathology across multiple trials, promising to broaden access to effective, low-intensity supports. Online, self-guided SSIs may be uniquely scalable, particularly if they are freely available for as-needed use. However, the acceptability of online SSI and their efficacy have remained unexamined outside of controlled trials, and their practical utility is poorly understood.
objectiveWe evaluated the perceived acceptability and proximal effects of Project YES (Youth Empowerment & Support), an open-access platform offering three online SSIs for youth internalizing distress.
methodsAfter selecting one of three SSIs to complete, participants (ages 11-17 years) reported pre- and post-SSI levels of clinically relevant outcomes that SSIs may target (eg, hopelessness, self-hate) and perceived SSI acceptability. User-pattern variables, demographics, and depressive symptoms were collected to characterize youths engaging with YES.
resultsFrom September 2019 through March 2020, 694 youths accessed YES, 539 began, and 187 completed a 30-minute, self-guided SSI. SSI completers reported clinically elevated depressive symptoms, on average, and were diverse on several dimensions (53.75% non-white; 78.10% female; 43.23% sexual minorities). Regardless of SSI selection, completers reported pre- to post-program reductions in hopelessness (d
conclusionsResults support the perceived acceptability and utility of open-access, free-of-charge SSIs for youth experiencing internalizing distress.
trial registrationOpen Science Framework; osf.io/e52p3.
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