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ReviewDer Nervenarzt2025

[Integrated youth mental health services - Low-threshold, integrated programs for young people in mental health crises : International experiences and the current situation in Germany].

Andreas Bechdolf, Christoph U Correll, Tobias Hellenschmidt, Laura Holzner, Laura von Hardenberg, Dorothea Jäckel, Joseph Kambeitz, Nikolaus Koutsouleris, Norma Kusserow, Karolina Leopold and 8 more

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Review in Der Nervenarzt, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Andreas BechdolfKliniken für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik mit FRITZ am Urban & soulspace, Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban und Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Dieffenbachstraße 1, 10967, Berlin, Deutschland. andreas.bechdolf@charite.de.
Christoph U CorrellKlinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters, CVK, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
Tobias HellenschmidtKlinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Vivantes Klinikum Friedrichshain und Neukölln, Berlin, Deutschland.
Laura HolznerKliniken für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik mit FRITZ am Urban & soulspace, Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban und Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Dieffenbachstraße 1, 10967, Berlin, Deutschland.
Laura von HardenbergKliniken für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik mit FRITZ am Urban & soulspace, Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban und Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Dieffenbachstraße 1, 10967, Berlin, Deutschland.
Dorothea JäckelKliniken für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik mit FRITZ am Urban & soulspace, Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban und Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Dieffenbachstraße 1, 10967, Berlin, Deutschland.
Joseph KambeitzKlinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Uniklinik Köln, Köln, Deutschland.
Nikolaus KoutsoulerisKlinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Deutschland.
Norma KusserowBerliner Senatsverwaltung für Wissenschaft, Gesundheit, Pflege und Gleichstellung, Berlin, Deutschland.
Karolina LeopoldKliniken für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik mit FRITZ am Urban & soulspace, Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban und Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Dieffenbachstraße 1, 10967, Berlin, Deutschland.
Eva MeisenzahlKlinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, LVR Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Deutschland.
Andrea PfennigKlinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus und Medizinische Fakultät der Technischen Universität Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland.
Andreas ReifKlinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
Ullrich ReininghausAbteilung Public Mental Health, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Mannheim, Deutschland.
Mario Schellongajb GmbH - Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft für Jugendberatung und psychosoziale Rehabilitation, Berlin, Deutschland.
Olga ShmuilovichKliniken für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik mit FRITZ am Urban & soulspace, Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban und Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Dieffenbachstraße 1, 10967, Berlin, Deutschland.
Peter J UhlhaasDeutsches Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit (DZPG), Standort Berlin-Potsdam, Berlin, Deutschland.
Olga Maria DomanskaKliniken für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik mit FRITZ am Urban & soulspace, Vivantes Klinikum Am Urban und Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Dieffenbachstraße 1, 10967, Berlin, Deutschland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundYoung people in mental health crises have severely limited access to clinical care and show the lowest adherence to conventional clinical services. Low-threshold and integrated services (integrated youth mental health services, IYMHS) are recommended to overcome these barriers and provide early detection, early intervention and psychosocial care appropriate for young people.

objectiveThe aim is to provide an overview of low-threshold IYMHS globally and in Germany and to report on international experiences with these services and evidence of their effectiveness.

methodsThe narrative review is based on research conducted in PubMed, including the use of published reviews.

resultsInternational developments show that IYMHS have become established as innovative models of care for young people in mental health crises. Australia is seen as a pioneer with its nationwide network of headspace centers. In Germany, soulspace is the first model project and another, ancora, is in the pipeline. Evaluations to date show that many young people who would not otherwise have sought help use these integrated services and predominantly experience symptomatic and functional improvements.

conclusionInternational experiences to date and pilot projects in Germany have demonstrated the potential of IYMHS to provide low-threshold support at an early disease stage to young people with first symptoms of mental health. For Germany, expanding an integrated, cross-sectoral care structure is recommended through pooling resources from statutory health insurances and public funding.

Indexed as

Adolescent Health ServicesCrisis InterventionDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedMental DisordersMental Health ServicesAdolescentChildFemaleGermanyHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleYoung AdultHeadspaceHealth care, low-thresholdMental health crisis/early detectionMental health crisis/early interventionSoulspace

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PMID40905984
PMCPMC12586229

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