The project objectives are to investigate if a preventive intervention targeting anxious and sad children aged 8 to 12 years has haf the anticipated long-term effects, 5 years after receiving the intervention. Hence: will an indicated intervention reduce the incidence of common mental disorders in youth in the long term? The current study is a 5 year follow up of the previously completed RCT called the TIM-study (Clinical Trials identifier: NCT 02340637).

The aim of this study is to determine the long-term effects of the intervention to examine if true preventive effects are achieved as indicated by lower symptom levels, better functioning og fewer diagnosis of anxiety and depression 5 years after receiving an indicated preventiv intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants who participated in the previous randomized controlled TIM study (children then aged 8- 12 years selfreporing elevated symptom levels of anxiety and/or depression)

Exclusion Criteria:

• all earlier participats from the TIM study may enter the follow up study
• participants who chose to not participate in the 5-year follow-up of the TIM study are excluded from the follow-up study.

Due to the long-term follow-up design, participants and parents are aware of their original allocation to intervention or treatment-as-usual conditions from the previous TIM study. Therefore, masking of participants and care providers is not feasible in the current follow-up study.