Grant: Knowledge Synthesis -PA: Access to Mental Hlth Svs - Children & Youth -IHDCYH

E-mental health services are mental health interventions delivered using Internet technologies. They are considered to be a promising model that could improve access to child and youth mental health services. Over the past decade, many e-mental health services have been launched to help children with a range of mental health problems including depression/anxiety, problematic substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and illicit prescription drug), eating disorders, gambling problems, risk of suicide, and autism. Despite a large body of literature, there appears to be a lack of evidence put together in a form that would inform decision-makers on the availability, effectiveness and equity of e-mental health services. This proposed research aims to close this gap by systematically identifying relevant studies in order to glean evidence about what works in e-mental health for children and youth. Providing the evidence to decision makers in an understandable format will help enlighten them about the possibilities of e-mental health for children and youth.