ONLINE PROGRAM an effective tool for overcoming anxiety

Although there is good evidence that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for youth anxiety, to-date it has normally been delivered in a clinic setting involving face-to-face sessions with a therapist. Recently, new programs are emerging that adapt CBT into digital and online methods for treating youth anxiety, allowing many more anxious young people to receive the treatment they need. Brave-Online is an example of such a program that has been developed in Australia and is being used internationally. Over the past 4 years, over 30,000 anxious Australian children and/or their parents have registered for Brave-Online.

Anxiety in young people is an issue of concern. Recent research bringing together studies of over 63,000 young people from 27 countries suggests that around 6.5% have experienced high levels of anxiety over the past 1-12 months. It is of particular concern that the majority of