CopeSmart: Using Mobile Technology to Promote Positive Mental Health in Young People

CopeSmart: Using Mobile Technology to Promote Positive Mental Health in Young People

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a mental health mobile app (CopeSmart) in promoting positive mental health through emotional self-awareness in adolescents. Participants will be recruited from second-level schools in Ireland. Schools will be randomly assigned to the intervention or control condition. Participants in the intervention condition will use CopeSmart for a four week period. Those in the control condition will not use any mental health app.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be between 14 and 19 years
• Must be enrolled in second-level education
• Must have access to an iPhone, iTouch or Android mobile device
• Must obtain signed parental consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

- No parental consent