Prevention and early intervention in youth mental health: is it time for a multidisciplinary and trans-diagnostic model for care?

Similar to other health care sectors, mental health has moved towards the secondary prevention, with the effort to detect and treat mental disorders as early as possible. However, converging evidence sheds new light on the potential of primary preventive and promotion strategies for mental health of young people. We aimed to reappraise such evidence.

We reviewed the current state of knowledge on delivering promotion and preventive interventions addressing youth mental health.