ArticlePilot and feasibility studies2025
Support for young people who are distressed by hearing voices: protocol for an uncontrolled feasibility evaluation of a psychological intervention package delivered within secondary schools (the ECHOES study).
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- "We Are Humans, and We Are People" - A Thematic Analysis Exploring the Disclosure and Help-Seeking Experiences of Young People Who Experience Voice-Hearing Within Mental Health Services in the UK.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2026Article
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backgroundHearing voices is a common experience for young people and can cause significant distress. There are no evidence-based psychological interventions for distressing voices in young people, although a focus on coping strategies has been suggested as a useful approach. We have developed and evaluated a brief 1:1 coping intervention for young people who hear distressing voices. This intervention has been successfully piloted within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), together with a psychoeducational workshop for parents. The 1:1 intervention and the workshop will be combined into an intervention package and offered within schools to maximise accessibility.
methodsThis study will be an uncontrolled feasibility evaluation addressing the following questions: is the intervention package acceptable to young people, those who support them, and staff and practitioners within secondary schools? What is the optimum content, structure, and duration for the intervention package? Is delivery of the intervention package feasible for the practitioners and what are their requirements for training and supervision? What tools can be used to evaluate the impact of the intervention package? The study will be guided by the MRC Framework for the development of complex interventions and consist of an iterative process over four phases: phase 1-adaptation of the intervention package with young people, parents, and school staff; phase 2-delivery of the intervention package through Mental Health Support Teams to students, supporters who have been nominated by the students and school staff; phase 3-analysis of quantitative and qualitative data collected from participants and practitioners; phase 4-further adaptation of the intervention package with young people, parents and school staff. DISCUSSION: If the findings from the study suggest that a future trial is warranted, a feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial will be designed to establish the parameters for a definitive trial.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN registration number: 16395888. Registered on 11 January 2024. 10.1186/ISRCTN16395888.
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