ArticleJMIR formative research2022
Single-Session Interventions Embedded Within Tumblr: Acceptability, Feasibility, and Utility Study.
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- 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
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- A crowdsourced megastudy of 12 digital single-session interventions for depression in US adults.Nature human behaviour · 2026Trial
- A randomized controlled trial comparing brief online self-guided interventions for loneliness.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2025Trial
- Experiences of a digital health intervention for young people exposed to technology assisted sexual abuse: a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- Evaluating change in body image concerns following a single session digital intervention.Body image · 2023Trial
- What Moves Parents to Recommend Digital Mental Health Tools for Youth? Behavioral Insights and Implications.Journal of community psychology · 2026Article
- Debate: Conversational AI and young people's mental health-friend or foe? A case for designing conversational AI as a bridge to youth mental health support.Child and adolescent mental health · 2026Article
- 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
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- How have contemporary studies evaluating self-help digital mental health interventions for young people monitored and reported on adverse events and harms?: a systematic scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Digital single-session interventions for depression and self-injurious thoughts and behaviours in young people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Designing Digital Mental Health Interventions to Meet the Needs of Older Adolescents: Qualitative Interview and Group Discussion Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- A Crowdsourced Megastudy of 12 Digital Single-Session Interventions for Depression in American Adults.Research square · 2025Article
- Longer Single-Session Interventions May Not Be Better: Evidence From Two Randomized Controlled Trials With Online Workers Facing Mental-Health Struggles.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2025Article
- Acceptability of a personalised single-session feedback intervention for eating disorders: a qualitative content analysis.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Investigating Project Care UK, a Web-Based Self-Help Single-Session Intervention for Youth Mental Health: Program Evaluation.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Examining State Affective and Cognitive Outcomes Following Brief Mobile Phone-Based Training Sessions to Reduce Anxious Interpretations.Cognitive therapy and research · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundExisting mental health treatments are insufficient for addressing mental health needs at scale, particularly for teenagers, who now seek mental health information and support on the web. Single-session interventions (SSIs) may be particularly well suited for dissemination as embedded web-based support options that are easily accessible on popular social platforms.
objectiveWe aimed to evaluate the acceptability and effectiveness of three SSIs, each with a duration of 5 to 8 minutes (Project Action Brings Change, Project Stop Adolescent Violence Everywhere, and REFRAME)-embedded as Koko minicourses on Tumblr-to improve three key mental health outcomes: hopelessness, self-hate, and the desire to stop self-harm behavior.
methodsWe used quantitative data (ie, star ratings and SSI completion rates) to evaluate acceptability and short-term utility of all 3 SSIs. Paired 2-tailed t tests were used to assess changes in hopelessness, self-hate, and the desire to stop future self-harm from before to after the SSI. Where demographic information was available, the analyses were restricted to teenagers (13-19 years). Examples of positive and negative qualitative user feedback (ie, written text responses) were provided for each program.
resultsThe SSIs were completed 6179 times between March 2021 and February 2022. All 3 SSIs generated high star ratings (>4 out of 5 stars), with high completion rates (approximately 25%-57%) relative to real-world completion rates among other digital self-help interventions. Paired 2-tailed t tests detected significant pre-post reductions in hopelessness for those who completed Project Action Brings Change (P<.001, Cohen d
conclusionsVery brief SSIs, when embedded within popular social platforms, are one promising and acceptable method for providing free, scalable, and potentially helpful mental health support on the web. Considering the unique barriers to mental health treatment access that many teenagers face, this approach may be especially useful for teenagers without access to other mental health supports.
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