Findings From School-Based Depression Prevention Research
This interactive tool presents data from studies included in our meta-analysis of school-based depression prevention programs.
This tool can help you compare study findings across different contexts and see which interventions had beneficial effects.
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Recommended citation: Bhagwat, A., Trevino, S. D., Day, E., Steinka-Fry, K., Chinn, L., Tanner-Smith, E. E., & Grant, S. (2026). Findings from School-Based Depression Prevention Research. [Interactive Dashboard]. https://hedcoinstitute.uoregon.edu/dashboards/depression-prevention-research-findings
Using the tool:
Filters
- Using the filters, you can select a variety of characteristics – location, school type, outcomes and interventions – and the table and visualizations will auto-populate all the studies that included schools or students that meet those criteria.
- If your filters do not return any studies, researchers have not studied those populations or contexts OR simply did not report if they did.
- Note: The total number of studies shown reflects only those included in the meta-analysis, not all studies for which we have descriptive data.
Table Information
- The Forest Plot tab shows information about findings from each study in our meta-analysis. Each row represents a standardized mean difference from a single study outcome + intervention contrast + timepoint.
- For example, when all filters are cleared, the first column would be interpreted: For the program Yo Pienso Siento y Actuo, at 13 weeks after the program ended, participants in the program had 0.045 standard deviation units lower anxiety symptoms than control group students as measured by the RCADS.
- The standardized mean difference will display as a dot in the middle column. Hover over the dot to see more details.
- Green dots represent a positive intervention effect, red dots represent a negative intervention effect.
- The length of the line indicates uncertainty, and the larger the dot size, the larger the sample size.
- Risk of bias was assessed using Cochrane’s tools that were appropriate for each study design
- Selecting the Visualizations tab will provide you with plots of descriptive summaries across studies.