Published on in Vol 12 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/69907, first published .
Exploring Youth Perspectives on Digital Mental Health Platforms: Qualitative Descriptive Study

Exploring Youth Perspectives on Digital Mental Health Platforms: Qualitative Descriptive Study

Exploring Youth Perspectives on Digital Mental Health Platforms: Qualitative Descriptive Study

Sarah Daniel   1 ;   Lauren Volcko   1 , BMSc ;   Emilie Bassi   1 , MSc ;   Julia Hews-Girard   2, 3, 4, 5 , RN, PhD ;   Katherine Bright   2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 , RN, MN, PhD ;   Marianne Barker   1 , PhD ;   Lia Norman   1 , BA ;   Karina Pintson   1 ;   Geneca Henry   1 , BA ;   Sumaya Soufi   1 , BS ;   Chukwudumbiri Efrem Omorotionmwan   1 , BS ;   Melanie Fersovitch   11 , BN ;   Leanne Stamp   11 , B.Ed ;   Karen Moskovic   11 , BN ;   David W Johnson   3, 12 , MD ;   Gina Dimitropoulos   1, 3, 4, 5 , MSW, PhD

1 Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

2 Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

3 Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada

4 Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research and Education, Calgary, AB, Canada

5 Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada

6 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada

7 School of Nursing, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada

8 Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

9 Heroes in Mind, Advocacy and Research Consortium, Edmonton, AB, Canada

10 Recovery Alberta, Women’s Mental Health Clinic, Edmonton, AB, Canada

11 Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada

12 Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Gina Dimitropoulos, MSW, PhD
  • Faculty of Social Work
  • University of Calgary
  • MacKimmie Tower, 2500 University Dr NW
  • Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 4032205942
  • Email: gdimit@ucalgary.ca