Codesign and development of a primary school based pathway for child anxiety screening and intervention delivery: a protocol, mixed-methods feasibility study.
Victoria WilliamsonMichael LarkinTessa ReardonSamantha PearceyClaire HillPaul StallardSusan H SpenceMaria BreenIan MacdonaldObioha C UkoumunneTamsin FordMara ViolatoFalko SniehottaJason StainerAlastair M GrayPaul BrownMichelle SanchoCathy CreswellPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
The iCATS i2i study was approved by the University of Oxford's Research Ethics Committee (REF R64620/RE001). It is expected that this codesign study will lead on to a future feasibility study and, if indicated, a randomised controlled trial. The findings will be disseminated in several ways, including via lay summary report, publication in academic journals and presentation at conferences. By providing information on child, parent, school staff and other stakeholder's experiences, we anticipate that the findings will inform the development of an acceptable evidence-based pathway for identification and intervention for children with anxiety difficulties in primary schools and may also inform broader approaches to screening for and treating youth mental health problems outside of clinics.