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Filling the gap in Pennsylvania: Impacts on an individual and systemic level

This report utilised data from the first five months of this pioneering pilot demonstrates the value, as well as the need, in having Kooth available as a digital mental health and wellbeing service across whole-school districts in Pennsylvania. Key education-based stakeholders in school districts involved in this pilot program have reiterated the increasing mental health needs of their students, which outstrip the current resource in many of their schools, and alongside leading academics, have shown support for Kooth as a digital platform to provide mental health and wellbeing support to their students. This report provides early evidence around how Kooth can (1) improve access to mental health and wellbeing services, (2) reduce the need for downstream intervention with early help, (3) enable the use of other services, and (4) impact the school system, at a student and organisational level.

The Theory of System Change

A case study focusing on the impact of Pennsylvania’s whole-school approach

Changes to digital mental health use during COVID-19

Using Kooth’s data, this paper explores the impact of the pandemic on service access and presenting concerns and whether differences were observed by sociodemographic characteristics in terms of access (gender, ethnicity and deprivation).

Kooth Economic Value Model Summary Report

Estimated cost-savings to the US market. This work aims to convert a United Kingdom (U.K.)-based evaluation and estimate the potential benefits of the Kooth program in the United States (U.S.) marketplace, including medical cost savings and reduction in negative mental health outcomes.

Kooth hosts UK Brain Capital Summit

LSE 2021: Estimated cost-savings to the US market

Preventative support for young people with mental health concerns

York Health Economic Forum Report: Cost-savings to UK public sectors

The base case results followed a real cohort of 2,160 young people. The results of the cost calculator estimated that engagement with the Kooth platform is associated with a cost saving of £303,234 or £199 per engaged user, to the NHS and UK crime sector. These results are based on a typical Kooth contract in the UK.

One and done - scaling mental health support with single sessions

The “one at a time” approach assumes the young person may not return for further sessions and focuses on providing an effective, solution-focused therapeutic contact to address the young person’s wants and needs.

An Evaluation of clinical effectiveness - Kooth’s community and chat based support

Pilot evaluation to assess the effectiveness of youth peer community support via the Kooth online mental wellbeing website

A way to measure outcomes from community engagement - introducing the POCEM

The design and development of an experience measure for a peer community moderated forum in a digital mental health service

Pulse Report, 2021 - The State of the Nation's Mental Health

The needs of the UK nation during COVID-19 lockdowns

The Development of Adult SWAN-OM using novel data-science approaches

Examining concurrent validity and item selection of the Wants and Needs Outcome Measure (SWAN-OM) in a web-based therapy service

Community is key - facilitating changing priorities of young people during COVID-19

Engagement of individuals aged 14–25 years with a digital mental health service during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a cohort study of service usage data. A collaborative research paper between Kooth and University of Swansea

The use of goal-based outcome measures in digital therapy with adults: What goals are set, and are they achieved?

This paper identified patterns of goal-based outcome (GBO) engagement in digital therapy for adults. Goals were examined for level of progress on goal, pattern of engagement with self-set vs. collaboratively-set goals and the influence of key presenting issues on goal progress.

The Helpfulness of Web-Based Mental Health and Well-being Forums for Providing Peer Support for Young People: Cross-sectional Exploration

Kooth & Universities: Exeter, Manchester, 2022. The helpfulness of web-based mental health and wellbeing forums for providing peer support for young people: A cross-sectional exploration.

Online counselling and goal achievement: Exploring meaningful change and the types of goals progressed by young people

Kooth & Anna Freud, 2020. Contributing authors: Luís Costa da Silva (Luis.costa@annafreud.org), Aaron Sefi (asefi@kooth.com), Julian Edbrooke-Childs (Julian.childs@annafreud.org)

Validating the SWAN-OM single-session measure

Examining concurrent validity and item selection of the Wants and Needs Outcome Measure (SWAN-OM) in a web-based therapy service. A research project in partnership with CORC.

Peer Communication in Online Mental Health Forums for Young People: Directional and Nondirectional Support

The aim of the research was to gain an understanding of how young people use an online forum on Kooth for emotional and mental health issues. There was an investigation into what young people discuss and how they seek support on the forum and how the young service users responded to posts to gain an understanding of how young people provided each other with peer-to-peer support.

Developing a bespoke measurement tool for single-sessions with young people and clinical experts: The SWAN-OM

The Session Wants and Need Outcome Measure: The Development of a Brief Outcome Measure for Single-Sessions of Web-Based Support. Report in partnership with CORC.

The Therapeutic Goals Set by University Students in an Anonymous Web-Based Therapy and Support Setting

Kooth & Universities: Bolton, Manchester, 2022. Exploring the types of therapeutic goals set by university students

Navigating the Dark: A Workshop on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

March 5th 2024, 15:00 - 16:00 Online event

Working with school students for Children's Mental Health Week

Suicide prevention: the critical role of early support

How Kooth’s support model aligns with the findings of the Cass report

Responding to NHS Providers report: Early intervention and prevention is the best approach to address mental health crisis

Lord Darzi report: Prevention is key

Collaborating with specialist support organisations

Example class poster

Classroom poster about half term activities

Universal support from ages 10 and up in Greater Manchester

How Kooth’s support model aligns with the findings of the Cass report

How Kooth aligns with THRIVE

Kooth and Mind partnership brings easy-to-access mental health support to Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Suicide awareness: How I learned to step back when things felt impossible

Sam Stables is a farmer in Herefordshire who started the agricultural charity, 'We are Farming Minds', to help raise mental health awareness in rural communities. In this interview, Sam talks about his personal struggles and how he’s learned to ask for help and lighten the load for himself, and for others.

Downloadable Resources for Schools (all)

The resources for Schools and Teachers page is where you can find tools and tips on talking to young people about a range of mental health topics, plus signposting resources to help your students access Kooth whenever they need it.

All resources for schools

Anti-Bullying Week Collection

Kooth calls on young people to get creative for a spot on the Kooth Future Council

The Kooth Future Council, a competition for our first-ever youth-powered content team. This unique opportunity equips 15-18-year-olds with valuable skills in video editing, content creation, and leadership.

Extending support to parents and carers in Clackmannanshire

Kooth’s new pathway relieves NHS pressures by offering immediate support to young people on waiting lists

Teen takeover: creating our Mental Health Awareness Week campaign

Depression and Anxiety

Friendships and relationships

Race, racism and discrimination

From anonymity to autonomy: How young people feel about Kooth

Gender pay gap

Mental health and wellbeing

Supporting students through exams

Winter Activities (Mixed)

A mixed set of group activities for young people and teachers

Energetic activities

Grounded activities

How we keep our service user community safe

Why we pre-moderate every piece of content on Kooth

Digital Interventions for Self-Harm

Shaping the Design of Smartphone-Based Interventions for Self-Harm

Identifying key challenges and needs in digital mental health moderation practices supporting users exhibiting risk behaviours to develop responsible AI tools: a case study of Kooth

A Thematic Analysis of Preferences of Young People using Online Support to Discuss Suicide

Universities of Manchester, Ionnina, 2014

Exploring the experience of online, text-based support during Covid-19 for individuals previously at risk of suicide

Manchester Metropolitan University, 2023