depression
Conditions
Interventions
HL is a school-based program to promote well-being and prevent depression among
young people. It is specifically developed for young people in lower education
and provided by a mental health profess
Sponsors
Trimbos-instituut
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, recruited schools must meet all of the following criteria: both (1) the school authorities and (2) the community or mental health service whose duty it is to provide services for the school must agree to adhere to the HL protocol. In addition, (3) each school should include at least two school classes within at least one school year (e.g., either school year one or two). In order to be eligible to participate in this study, students must meet all of the following criteria: 1. Enrolment in either the first or second school year of pre-vocational education. 2. Informed consent of the parent(s). 3. Informed consent of the pupil. 4. Sufficient command of the Dutch language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. No informed consent from the parent(s) 2. No informed consent from the pupil
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary study parameters are well-being and depressive symptoms. These will be measured by pupils self-reports at all four assessment points (e.g., T0-T3). The primary outcome measurement will be the 6-months follow-up measurement (T3). Depressive symptoms will be measured with the Dutch version of the self-report questionnaire Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) (Bouma et al., 2012; Schroevers et al., 2000). Well-being will be measured with the Dutch translation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) (Ikink, Lamers, & Bolier, 2012; Tennant et al., 2007). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Life satisfaction will be assessed with the Cantril Ladder (Cantril, 1965). demographic characteristics (i.e., gender, age, immigration background) and questionnaires measuring the pupils perceived school climate (i.e., classmate support, teacher support, bullying involvement, bullying victimization, school connectedness, and perceived schoolwork pressure). The mental health professionals who deliver HL will fill in an online questionnaire after the final individual consultation session on how many pupils the referred to additional help and what type of help they referred the pupils too (e.g., some additional individual sessions with the mental health professional themselves or other appropriate local care). We will also evaluate the implementation of HL to gain insight in the results of the study and warrant successful future implementation for scale up of HL. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed