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DESCRIPTION:The prevalence of mental health problems among children and ado
 lescents has increased substantially in recent years\, while access to evi
 dence-based prevention and early intervention remains limited. Digital app
 roaches offer considerable potential to provide scalable\, low-threshold\,
  and flexible support. However\, many interventions fail to reflect young 
 people’s lived experiences\, which can limit engagement and reduce trust
 . Participatory approaches that actively involve target groups in knowledg
 e production are therefore key to ensuring that interventions are relevant
 \, trusted\, and effectively used.\nThis contribution presents the develop
 ment of the Youth Mental Health (YMH) online platform GUSTAPH (www.gustaph
 .org) as an example of participatory\, citizen science-informed innovation
  in digital mental health prevention. Developed within the German Center f
 or Mental Health (DZPG)\, GUSTAPH provides accessible\, evidence-based psy
 choeducational content and self-guided interventions for children and adol
 escents\, complemented by tailored material for parents as well as educati
 onal and psychological professionals. The platform is designed for integra
 tion into everyday contexts such as schools and families\, supporting earl
 y and autonomous responses to psychological stress.\nA central feature of 
 the project is the systematic involvement of children and adolescents as c
 o-creators throughout the development process. Building on principles of P
 atient and Public Involvement (PPI)\, young people are actively engaged in
  needs assessments\, prioritization processes\, and iterative feedback loo
 ps. At the same time\, parents as well as educational and psychological pr
 ofessionals (e.g.\, teachers\, school staff\, and school psychologists) ar
 e included as additional stakeholders to ensure contextual relevance and f
 easibility in real-world settings. For example\, participatory data (e.g.\
 , N = 730 adolescents) from a participatory school survey identified key n
 eeds related to school stress\, emotional challenges\, and accessible ment
 al health information\, directly shaping the platform’s modular structur
 e and content.\nIn this approach\, young people are positioned as experts 
 of their own lived experiences. This is particularly relevant in the conte
 xt of mental health\, where stigma and barriers to help-seeking persist. C
 o-creation is expected to strengthen trust in both the platform and the co
 mmunicated content\, thereby facilitating engagement\, acceptance\, and ul
 timately the effectiveness of preventive interventions.\nThe project is co
 mplemented by the project BE-WELL (starting mid-2026)\, a participatory in
 itiative to develop a digital school-based monitoring system that captures
  students’ well-being and visualizes aggregated data via dashboards for 
 educational professionals. Drawing on international data infrastructures (
 e.g.\, from Wales)\, BE-WELL aims to provide actionable insights into risk
  and protective factors in everyday school life. The dashboards are co-des
 igned with young people and school staff and are intended to inform preven
 tion and early intervention strategies in educational settings. \nA key in
 novation lies in the linkage between BE-WELL and GUSTAPH: while BE-WELL id
 entifies needs and patterns at the group level\, GUSTAPH provides directly
  accessible\, evidence-based prevention and intervention options that can 
 be implemented by students\, parents\, and professionals. This integration
  illustrates how participatory data infrastructures and co-created communi
 cation platforms can jointly support trust-building\, knowledge translatio
 n\, and actionable mental health promotion.\nOverall\, GUSTAPH demonstrate
 s how participatory approaches in digital mental health development can en
 hance relevance\, trust\, and communication. By linking participatory moni
 toring and intervention systems\, it highlights the potential of co-create
 d digital ecosystems to bridge research\, practice\, and lived experience 
 in preventive mental health care.
DTSTAMP:20260721T220202Z
LOCATION:Tagungsraum
SUMMARY:Co-Creating Digital Youth Mental Health Prevention: Participation\,
  Communication\, and Trust in the Development of the GUSTAPH Platform - Te
 lse Nagler
URL:https://ifkw.rz.tu-bs.de/citizen-science-communication-trust-2026/talk/
 CLJZBY/
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