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Can community activities boost youth mental health? new study investigates

NCT ID NCT07143383

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University College, London Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study explores whether social prescribing—connecting young people to community activities like sports, arts, or volunteering—can improve mental health when added to therapy in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Researchers will recruit 120 young people aged 11-18 who have started therapy for emotional difficulties. Half will receive up to six sessions with a Link Worker to find activities they enjoy, while the other half get a leaflet with community resources. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and acceptable, not yet to prove it works.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Social prescribing (a person-centered approach connecting young people to community activities like arts, sports, or volunteering, guided by a Link Worker)
What this could lead to
If this approach works, it could offer a new way to support young people's mental health by linking them to community activities alongside therapy.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study (120 participants) testing feasibility, not effectiveness. It may not show clear mental health benefits, and results may not apply to all young people.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 120 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Sep 2025

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

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Ages

11 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Eligibility criteria Inclusion criteria: (i) CAMHS * Wish to participate in CASPA * Located in England (ii) YP Participants * Aged between 11 to 18 years * Capacity to give assent (if under 16), or * Capacity to give informed consent (if aged 16 or over or has Gillick competence if aged under 16) * Have started psychological treatment in CAMHS for an emotional difficulty (e.g. depression, anxiety) (iii) Parent/Guardian Participants * Aged 18 or over * Capacity to give informed consent for YP involvement in CASPA (when the YP is aged between 11-15 and lacks Gillick competence) (iv) CAMHS staff and LWs: * Aged 18 or over * Capacity to give informed consent to participate in CASPA Exclusion criteria (i) YP participants • YP with emotional difficulties put on an enhanced specialist pathway due to another severe and complex difficulty which requires intensive input (e.g. anorexia, psychosis or severe and complex difficulties (as judged by the assessing clinician))

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Conditions

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Psychological Well-Being

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Mental health

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