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School-based screening for childhood anxiety problems and intervention delivery: a codesign approach

  • Victoria Williamson
  • , Michael Larkin*
  • , Tessa Reardon
  • , Samantha Pearcey
  • , Roberta Button
  • , Iheoma Green
  • , Claire Hill
  • , Paul Stallard
  • , Susan H Spence
  • , Maria Breen
  • , Ian Mcdonald
  • , Obioha Ukoumunne
  • , Tamsin Ford
  • , Mara Violato
  • , Falko Sniehotta
  • , Jason Stainer
  • , Alastair Gray
  • , Paul Brown
  • , Michelle Sancho
  • , Fran Morgan
    • Bec Jasper, Cathy Creswell
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience , King's College London , London , UK; Department of Experimental Psychology, Anna Watts Building , University of Oxford , Oxford , UK; School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences , University of Reading , Reading , UK
  • Department of Experimental Psychology, Anna Watts Building , University of Oxford , Oxford , UK; School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences , University of Reading , Reading , UK
  • Department of Experimental Psychology, Anna Watts Building, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
  • School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
  • University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, Somerset, UK.
  • Australian Institute of Suicide Research and Prevention and School of Applied Psychology , Griffith University , Mount Gravatt , Queensland , Australia
  • Thames Valley Clinical Trials Unit , University of Reading , Reading , UK
  • Charlie Waller Memorial Trust, First Floor, Rear Office, Thatcham.
  • NIHR ARC South West Peninsula , University of Exeter , Heavitree Rd , Exeter , UK
  • University of Cambridge
  • Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
  • Population Health Science Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
  • Stanley Primary School , Teddington , UK
  • Bransgore C Of E Primary School, Ringwood Rd, Bransgore, Christchurch, UK.
  • West Berkshire Council, Council Offices, Market St, Newbury, UK.
  • Square Peg (Team Square Peg CIC) , London , UK

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Abstract

Objectives: A very small proportion of children with anxiety problems receive evidence-based treatment. Barriers to access include difficulties with problem identification, concerns about stigma and a lack of clarity about how to access specialist services and their limited availability. A school-based programme that integrates screening to identify those children who are most likely to be experiencing anxiety problems with the offer of intervention has the potential to overcome many of these barriers. This article is a process-based account of how we used codesign to develop a primary school-based screening and intervention programme for child anxiety problems. Design: Codesign. Setting: UK primary schools. Participants: Data were collected from year 4 children (aged 8–9 years), parents, school staff and mental health practitioners. Results: We report how the developed programme was experienced and perceived by a range of users, including parents, children, school staff and mental health practitioners, as well as how the programme was adapted following user feedback. Conclusions: We reflect on the mitigation techniques we employed, the lessons learnt from the codesign process and give recommendations that may inform the development and implementation of future school-based screening and intervention programmes.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere058089
JournalBMJ Open
Volume12
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2022

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© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Mental health
  • 1506
  • 1712
  • education & training (see Medical Education & Training)
  • mental health
  • paediatrics
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Parents/psychology
  • Humans
  • Anxiety/diagnosis
  • Child Behavior Disorders
  • Child
  • Schools

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    © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

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