# Easy access to youth mental health services in the Netherlands

## TL;DR

This paper discusses the development of accessible mental health services for youth in Europe, focusing on prevention, early intervention, and youth involvement.

## Contribution

The paper introduces co-created strategies and pilot data for online and hybrid mental health platforms targeting youth.

## Key findings

- Pilot data from online and hybrid treatment platforms for youth mental health are being collected.
- Involving young people in the development of mental health services is emphasized for better outcomes.
- Campaigns targeting high-risk youth groups are proposed to improve mental health awareness and help-seeking.

## Abstract

Mental health problems have increased following the pandemic and are associated with considerable health, economic and societal outcomes, particularly affecting youth. In co-creation with young people several European prevention and early intervention strategies to promote mental wellbeing of youth are currently being developed. The development and implementation of easy-access youth mental services across Europe will be presented and discussed. In addition pilot data of online, hybrid treatment platforms and self-management ecological momentary intervention apps will be presented. Ultimately the aim is: 1) to develop clinical guidelines, best practices, and policy recommendations to mitigate the youth mental health challenges and 2) improve (cost-) effectiveness of early intervention strategies for promotion and prevention in mental health, including enhancing mental health literacy, resilience and self-management, while 3) actively involving young people in the process of these innovative developments. To amplify the reach, campaigns designed in co-creation with young people, to increase awareness, literacy, wellbeing and help-seeking among young people, targeting schools, further-education colleges, universities and other specific settings will need to be developed, specifically paying attention to high-risk groups within this young population, including children of parents with mental disorders, migrants, young people growing up in poverty, those in/leaving care, and the LGBTQ+ community, with coordination across domains: schools, general practitioners, and specialized mental healthcare facilities.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11859165