Approaches to early intervention for common mental health problems in young people: a systematic review
Overall, models of early intervention for depression and anxiety show promise in improving access, experience and outcomes of care for young people. However, high heterogeneity of interventions and outcomes measured limits certainty. More robust controlled studies are needed, alongside comprehensive details of support received by young people through the intervention, and evidence of what works for whom in which settings.
Authors
- Julian Edbrooke‐Childs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0401-4058)
- Carl E Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2478-3436)
- Matthew McAuliffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2409-5126)
- Sonia Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2219-1384)
- Brynmor Lloyd‐Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9866-788X)
- Neil Hunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3839-9865)
- Kylee Trevillion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5865-4726)
- Una Foye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3414-2854)
- Phoebe Barnett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6521-3101)
- Emma Maynard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3994-0158)
- Rebecca Appleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4097-3512)
- I. Celine Hanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9457-0757)
- Rob Saunders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7077-8729)
- Tamara Pemovska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4362-0165)
- Polly Waite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1967-8028)
- Lizzie Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6329-5673)
- Jessica Griffiths (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0950-8814)
- Jialin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-8278)
- Ruby Jarvis
- Saleema Begum
- Irina Mostafa
- Isobel Emptage
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- North East London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Mental Health Research UK (GB)
- Anna Freud Centre (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04438-8
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.23