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Editorial
. 2019 Jan 22;20(1):72.
doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-3162-x.

Editorial Promoting Help-seeking using E-Technology for ADolescents: The ProHEAD consortium

Michael Kaess  1   2 , Stephanie Bauer  3
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Editorial

Editorial Promoting Help-seeking using E-Technology for ADolescents: The ProHEAD consortium

Michael Kaess et al. Trials. .

Abstract

Mental health problems are highly prevalent in children and adolescents, but professional help-seeking behavior in this age group is extremely low. Therefore, the ProHEAD ("Promoting Help-seeking using E-technology for Adolescents") consortium focuses on three main objectives, i.e.: (1) improving young people's help-seeking behaviors; (2) improving the selective prevention of common disorders in those who are at risk; and (3) strengthening resources to counteract the development of mental illness. Capitalizing on Internet and mobile technology, ProHEAD delivers low threshold and easily accessible interventions to a large sample of young people. Longitudinal school-based assessments of mental health problems will be conducted at baseline and two annual follow-ups in five regions of Germany in a total sample of 15,000 children and adolescents (aged ≥ 12 years). Based on the results of their baseline assessment, participants are invited to register for one out of five sub-projects. The objectives and procedures of these five randomized controlled trials are published in this issue of Trials.

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Ethical approval is sought at all study sites recruiting participants (Hamburg, Heidelberg, Leipzig, Marburg, Schwäbisch Gmünd). In order to participate in the study, all children and adolescents are required to provide written informed consent of themselves and their parents/caregivers/legal substitute.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Overview of the five RCTs/sub-projects within ProHEAD, Note: * Participants who meet eligibility criteria for more than one RCT are randomly allocated to one of the three sub-projects
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