ArticleEarly intervention in psychiatry2022
Who is @ease? Visitors' characteristics and working method of professionally supported peer-to-peer youth walk-in centres, anonymous and free of charge.
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- Youth supporting youth online: A content analysis of peer counselling at the online chat of @ease.Internet interventions · 2026Article
- Peer-Led Models Focussed on Emotional Distress and Suicide Prevention: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life and cost-of-illness in young people seeking peer support at @ease: A Dutch burden of disease study.PloS one · 2026Article
- [Integrated youth mental health services - Low-threshold, integrated programs for young people in mental health crises : International experiences and the current situation in Germany].Der Nervenarzt · 2025Review
- Everybody @ease - reaching Out To Vulnerable Subgroups of Young People with Mental Health Problems in the Netherlands: an Adaptation of the Standard @ease Working Method.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Article
- A rapid realist review of literature examining Co-production in mental health services for youth.JCPP advances · 2024Article
- Evaluating changes in functioning and psychological distress in visitors of the @ease youth mental health walk-in centres.BJPsych open · 2024Article
- The Effects of a Digital, Transdiagnostic, Clinically and Peer-Moderated Treatment Platform for Young People With Emerging Mental Health Complaints: Repeated Measures Within-Subjects Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Article
- How to make mental health services more youth-friendly? A Delphi study involving young adults, parents and professionals.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
- [Public mental health from an international perspective: from "shifting the curve" to inclusion of vulnerable populations].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2023Review
- Who is @ease? Visitors' characteristics and working method of professionally supported peer-to-peer youth walk-in centres, anonymous and free of charge.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimAlthough mental disorders often emerge early in life, only a minority of young people receive timely and appropriate mental health care. A worldwide youth mental health movement aims to prevent development and persistence of psychiatric disorders. As part of this movement, the first four @ease centres were opened in the Netherlands. @ease is a youth driven, professionally supported initiative, providing peer-to-peer counselling, anonymous and free of charge, for people aged 12-25.
methodsData consist of a detailed description of the working method of @ease, combined with characteristics of all young people accessing the services between its inception (January 2018) and July 2020.
resultsYoung-adult peers, including experts by experience, served as counsellors after training in listening, motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies. They were supervised by a diverse group of healthcare professionals. A total of 291 visitors, aged 21 on average, were satisfied to very satisfied with @ease's services. Psychosocial distress, social functioning and quality of life measures at first visit showed moderate to severe levels of impairment, and almost half of all visitors reported skipping classes. One third reported parental mental illness, 28% suicidal ideations, and 11% had made specific plans. Less than a third of visitors had received mental health care in the 3 months prior to their visit.
conclusionThis study showed the need for and feasibility of a youth driven, professionally supported organization offering peer-to-peer counselling in the Netherlands. Its flexible and individualized working method enables @ease to normalize problems when possible and intervene when necessary.
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