@ease peer‐to‐peer youth walk‐in centres in The Netherlands: A protocol for evaluating longitudinal outcomes, follow‐up results and cost‐of‐illness

Abstract Aim Innovative youth mental health services around the globe vigorously work on increasing highly needed mental health care accessibility but their service users and care effectiveness have rarely been studied. The Dutch youth walk‐in centres of @ease opened in 2018, with currently 11 locations at which free anonymous peer‐to‐peer counselling is offered to young people aged 12–25. The aim of this protocol is to outline the to‐be‐conducted research at @ease. Methods Three studies are outlined: (1) an outcome evaluation of @ease visits using hierarchical mixed model analyses and change... Mehr ...