Journal article
Implementation of the enhanced moderated online social therapy (MOST ) model within a national youth e-mental health service (eheadspace): Protocol for a single group pilot study for help-seeking young people
S Rice, J Gleeson, S Leicester, S Bendall, S D'Alfonso, T Gilbertson, E Killackey, A Parker, R Lederman, G Wadley, O Santesteban-Echarri, I Pryor, D Mawren, A Ratheesh, M Alvarez-Jimenez
Jmir Research Protocols | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.2196/resprot.8813
Abstract
Background: There is a substantial need for youth electronic mental health (e-mental health) services. In addressing this need, our team has developed a novel moderated online social therapy intervention called enhanced moderated online social therapy (MOST+). MOST+ integrates real-time, clinician-delivered Web chat counseling, interactive user-directed online therapy, expert and peer moderation, and private and secure peer-to-peer social networking. MOST+ has been designed to give young people immediate, 24-hour access to anonymous, evidence-based, and short-term mental health care. Objective: The primary aims of this pilot study were to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and safety ..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre. SR was supported by an Early Career Researcher Fellowship provided by the Society for Mental Health Research, Australia. OSE was supported via an Endeavour Research Fellowship. MAJ was supported by a Career Development Fellowship (APP1082934) from the National Health and Medical Research Council. These funding bodies had no involvement in study design; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of data; writing of the report; or the decision to submit the report for publication. The trial sponsor was Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health.