Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Europe is facing a mental health crisis that will last for decades, impacting the long-term health outcomes, wellbeing and economic productivity of our current generation of young people. Yet, large-scale, comparative research of youth-friendly mental health interventions is lacking. The YOUTHreach consortium aims to bridge this gap and provide a comprehensive European strategy. For this purpose, YOUTHreach will evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of three existing and accessible innovative interventions for prevention and early intervention of mental ill-health in youth, developed and tested in co-creation with youth: 1) YEAH, walk-in youth mental health support centres; 2) SELFIE, a transdiagnostic blended ecological momentary intervention; and 3) MOST, a clinical and peer-moderated digital youth mental health platform. In addition, feasibility and acceptability at new sites across Europe will be tested. Furthermore, in partnership with young people, best practice recommendations will be developed based on existing and new data and built into an integrated European youth mental health framework. Finally, awareness and accessibility of these interventions among policymakers, healthcare professionals, the general public, and youth-the target group-will be raised. YOUTHreach aims to contribute towards transformation of the present traditional mental healthcare system and providing the next generation with a better perspective in terms of health, wellbeing and productivity.
Authors: Thérèse van Amelsvoort, Anouk Boonstra, Karim Lekadir, Esmeralda Ruiz Pujadas, Matthew R. Broome, Sian Lowri Griffiths, Gary Donohoe, Arne Popma, Giovanni de Girolamo, Covadonga M. Díaz-Caneja, Anna-Kaisa Oidermaa, Andreas Bechdolf, Silvia Evers, Ghislaine van Mastrigt, Dorothee Horstkötter, Ricky Janssen, Maria Bulgheroni, David McDaid, Jan R. Boehnke, Patrick McGorry, Mario Alvarez Jimenez, AEGEE, Anita Schick, Ulrich Reininghaus, Sophie Leijdesdorff, Casper Crombach, Rianne Pellemans-van Rooijen, Flore Joskin, Lieke Maas, Ayshe Yaylali, Zjulie Rutten, Miriam D’Addazio, Federick Trisolini, Laura Lozzino, Mauro Percudani, Simona Barbera, Mariann Märtsin, Kristel Habicht-Spriit, Mari-Liis Kaldoja, Rebekah Amos, Camilla Carr, Carla Searle, Balachandran Kumarendran, Carlos Martin Isla, Cristian Izquierdo, Carla Searle, Balachandran Kumarendran, Carlos Martin Isla, Cristian Izquierdo, Elena Novelli, Maeve Dwan-O’Reilly, Tom Freeney, Jeff Moore, Jim Lyng, Anna Kessler, Leonie Burghoff, Frederike Schirmbeck, Shaminka Mangelsdorfo, Shane Cross, Fenna Hellegers, Marilon van Doorn, Sascha Struijs, Esmee Otten, Claudi Bockting, Celso Arango, Raquel Rodríguez, Laura Roldán, Jule Leickert, Petra Gommaar, A-La Park
Institutions: Maastricht University, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Universitat de Barcelona, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, University of Birmingham, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Vivantes Klinikum, Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Deutsches Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Trimbos Institute, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Ab.Acus (Italy), London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Dundee, Heidelberg University, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim, The University of Melbourne, Orygen, King's College London
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,990
Awards: G2703413578, G4569372835
OpenAlex ID: W7155552856