Do school-based depression prevention
programs support youth?
Commissioned by the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavior Health, this review examines research on the effects of school-based depression prevention programs. We specifically reviewed evidence on programs delivered directly to K-12 students during the school day.
This review is being converted to a living systematic review. Update expected: May 2025
To get more details for each study included in our review, visit our interactive database of all studies:
Learn more about the programs
For more information on the programs included in the review and their characteristics (e.g., cost, student age, curriculum goals), visit our Program Profiles supplement.
Technical Resources
A free e-book version of the technical report is available here on GitHub.
A downloadable version of our technical report—and our protocol, data, code, and materials—are available here on the Open Science Framework.