ReachOut.com: The role of an online service for promoting help-seeking in young people

Collin, Philippa; Metcalf, Atari; Stephens-Reicher, Justine; Blanchard, Michelle; Herrman, Helen; Rahilly, Kitty; Burns, Jane

doi:10.5172/jamh.2011.10.1.39

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“…Use of the Internet and social media has a potential role as a universal suicide prevention strategy. Some websites that promote mental health are already showing promising results in promoting help-seeking behaviours, but there is little evidence of effectiveness in preventing suicides (59). The best examples of online suicide prevention strategies are online chats with professionals for suicidal people, self-help programmes and online therapy (60).…”

Section: Responsible Media Reportingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ontology-Based Approach to Social Data Sentiment Analysis: Detection of Adolescent Depression Signals

Jung¹,

Park²,

Song³

2017

J Med Internet Res

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Section: Responsible Media Reportingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ontology-Based Approach to Social Data Sentiment Analysis: Detection of Adolescent Depression Signals

Jung¹,

Park²,

Song³

2017

J Med Internet Res

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“…Some websites that promote mental health are already showing promising results in promoting help-seeking behaviours, but there is little evidence of effectiveness in preventing suicides (59). The best examples of online suicide prevention strategies are online chats with professionals for suicidal people, self-help programmes and online therapy (60).…”

Section: Responsible Media Reportingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Increasing Indigenous self‐harm and suicide in the Kimberley: an audit of the 2005–2014 data

McHugh¹,

Campbell

Chapman³

et al. 2016

Medical Journal of Australia

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“…Converting these methodologies to an online assessment (including a self-report web-based survey and 'video-visit') has the genuine potential of increasing engagement with young people, for many reasons. Firstly, the Internet is so widely used it is now the preferred mode of communication for youth [24,25]. Secondly, it offers the possibility of immediate recommendations, support and interventions anytime, anywhere, through a personalised 'dashboard of results' (an easy-to-read clinical report with infographics) upon completion of the online assessment.…”

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confidence: 99%

Using New and Innovative Technologies to Assess Clinical Stage in Early Intervention Youth Mental Health Services: Evaluation Study (Preprint)

Ospina-Pinillos¹,

Davenport²,

Iorfino³

et al. 2018

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Background: Globally, there is increasing recognition that new strategies are required to reduce the disability due to common mental health problems. As 75% of mental health and substance misuse disorders emerge during the teenage or early adulthood years, these strategies need to be readily accessible to young people. When considering how to provide such services at scale, e-health technologies show promise in augmenting traditional clinicbased services. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness and accuracy of an online assessment of clinical staging for use in a prototypic Internet-based early intervention youth mental health service system, known as the Mental Health eClinic. Methods: An online version of clinical staging for early intervention youth mental health services, was compared directly with clinician assessments within two Sydney-based primary care service hubs (headspace Camperdown and Campbelltown). Two hundred and four (N=204) young people were recruited in the study. Eligible participants completed both faceto-face and online assessments which were randomly allocated and counterbalanced at a one-to-three ratio. These assessments were: (1) a traditional 45 to 60-minute headspace face-to-face assessment performed by a Youth Access Clinician; and (2) a self-report online survey followed by an online 'video-visit' assessment with a clinician taking approximately 15 minutes. All assessments were completed within a two-week timeframe from initial presentation. Results: Of the 72 participants who completed the study, 72% were female and the mean age was 20.4 years. Sixty eight percent (49/72) of the participants were recruited from headspace Camperdown and the remaining 32% (23/72) from headspace Campbelltown. Inter-rater agreement of participants' clinical stages, as determined after the face-to-face assessment and after the online assessment, demonstrated fair agreement (κ=0.39, P<0.001), with concordance in 68% of cases (49/72). In 26% of cases, the face-to-face assessment appeared to downrate the lifetime history of mental health problems. By contrast, the online evaluation placed greater weight on past history of mental health disorders (P=0.001), as well as any previous suicide planning (P=0.002) and current substance misuse (P=0.03). Conclusions:The online application of clinical staging presents a technologically-advanced and clinically-efficient method for determining key clinical service parameters. It has the potential to be adapted to varied settings in which young people are connecting with traditional clinical services and assist to provide optimal care.

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ReachOut.com: The role of an online service for promoting help-seeking in young people

Cited by 67 publications

References 13 publications

Ontology-Based Approach to Social Data Sentiment Analysis: Detection of Adolescent Depression Signals

Ontology-Based Approach to Social Data Sentiment Analysis: Detection of Adolescent Depression Signals

Increasing Indigenous self‐harm and suicide in the Kimberley: an audit of the 2005–2014 data

Using New and Innovative Technologies to Assess Clinical Stage in Early Intervention Youth Mental Health Services: Evaluation Study (Preprint)

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