Imagine a toolkit that helps parents and teens get along better and manage their emotions, almost like a manual for a difficult relationship. It uses simple tools like comics to teach skills that prevent mental health crashes. The goal is to make these tools cheap and easy to use in places where professional help is hard to find.
Mental health services for adolescents in low-resource areas are often too expensive or unavailable. This leads to higher rates of long-term non-communicable diseases and social instability.
An optimized, open-source intervention package including the PLH for Parents and Teens program and HAT Comics for 10-14 year olds.
If you are a health-tech app developer dealing with low user engagement in mental health tools — this project developed an optimized program package that uses comics and evidence-based skills to support teens aged 10-14. This allows for the creation of low-cost, scalable digital interventions for underserved markets.
If you are a private clinic network dealing with high costs of adolescent mental health care — this project developed a cost-effective intervention package. This reduces the long-term financial burden by preventing future non-communicable diseases through early family-focused support.
If you are an educational content provider dealing with a lack of evidence-based mental health materials — this project developed the HAT Comics for adolescents. These tools provide a validated way to teach emotional regulation to 10-14 year olds.
Based on available project data, the project specifically evaluates the cost-effectiveness of intervention components to ensure the package is affordable for low-resource settings.
Yes, the project is developing a scaling strategy informed by statistical modeling and qualitative data, specifically testing in North Macedonia and Moldova.
The project focuses on the adoption and expansion of open-source, evidence-based family interventions.
The project period runs from 2023-01-01 to 2026-12-31.
The program is adapted to the service delivery and cultural settings of two countrywide health networks.
The consortium consists of 8 partners across 7 countries, showing a strong international reach. It is heavily academic with 5 universities, but includes 2 SMEs and 2 industry partners (25% industry ratio), suggesting a balance between scientific validation and practical application.
Contact Universitaet Klagenfurt regarding the PLH Teens program adaptation.
Contact us to explore licensing for the open-source HAT Comics.
