I was never sure if video was going to work for me, it just turned out to be a really great experience."
"I’ve actually never done any kind of video counseling ever before, so for me it was actually really nice I actually enjoyed it it was more convenient and comfortable."
"It made me go back to therapy. I had gone to therapy a few times but didn’t have a good relationship with my therapist but I gave it a second chance and I started going back to therapy and I had a good relationship again.
Y2TEC participants on video-counseling intervention
How effective is the Y2TEC intervention?
Y2TEC was developed and tested with young people. The research articles linked below describe the studies of Y2TEC and the impact it had on participants. These articles can be useful for implementation, as well as for both grant writing and gaining buy-in from members of your organization or other partners.
- Description of the Y2TEC study methodology.
- Description of the Y2TEC intervention and its components, including how it was developed, theoretical framework, and guiding principles.
- Y2TEC telehealth intervention to improve HIV care engagement, mental health, and substance use outcomes in young adults living with HIV: pilot and study protocol.
Formative Research in Developing Y2TEC
We asked young people about the challenges they face with engaging in HIV care, mental and behavioral health services, and addressing their substance use. The research team was also interested in how young people perceived health-related mobile apps. The results from these interviews and surveys have been published and are available through Open Access online.
- What we learned from focus groups of young people with HIV about their interest in mobile health applications.
- Challenges to engaging and remaining in HIV care among youth in San Francisco.
- Ensuring that HIV care meets the needs of young people.
- Young adult perspectives on receiving mental health and substance use services via telehealth.