ArticleBJPsych open2024
Evaluating changes in functioning and psychological distress in visitors of the @ease youth mental health walk-in centres.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Approaches to early intervention for common mental health problems in young people: a systematic review.BMC medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Identifying needs and challenges in transitional mental health care: A scoping review on the perspectives of health and social care professionals.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Review
- Bridging gaps in youth mental health care: YOUTHreach-a comprehensive European strategy.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- A qualitative study of young people's experiences of counselling in headspace Denmark as a civic approach to youth mental health.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Youth supporting youth online: A content analysis of peer counselling at the online chat of @ease.Internet interventions · 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
- Preferences for Psychological Therapy or Support Within an ARMS Psychological Therapies Trial: The Importance of Targeted Intervention for Unusual Sensory Experiences.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Evaluating changes in functioning and psychological distress in visitors of the @ease youth mental health walk-in centres - ERRATUM.BJPsych open · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundHighly accessible youth initiatives worldwide aim to prevent worsening of mental health problems, but research into outcomes over time is scarce.
aimsThis study aimed to evaluate outcomes and support use in 12- to 15-year-old visitors of the @ease mental health walk-in centres, a Dutch initiative offering free counselling by trained and supervised peers.
methodData of 754 visitors, collected 2018-2022, included psychological distress (Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation 10 (CORE-10)), social and occupational functioning (Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS)), school absenteeism and support use, analysed with change indicators (first to last visit), and mixed models (first three visits).
resultsAmong return visitors, 50.5% were female, 79.4% were in tertiary education and 36.9% were born outside of The Netherlands (one-time visitors: 64.7%, 72.9% and 41.3%, respectively). Moreover, 29.9% of return visitors presented with suicidal ideations, 97.1% had clinical psychological distress levels, and 64.1% of the latter had no support in the previous 3 months (one-time visitors: 27.2%, 90.7% and 71.1%, respectively). From visit 1 to 3, psychological distress decreased (
conclusionsReductions in psychological distress, improvements in functioning and high counselling satisfaction were found among @ease visitors, forming a basis for future research with a control group.
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