Webinar: Preventing adolescent depression: Introduction to the blues program in the context of COVID-19

Adolescent depression has been of great concern to prevention practitioners especially given the challenges presented by the pandemic and the stress it has put on young people. This webinar will introduce the research base for adolescent depression prevention interventions. Dr. Paul Rohde will provide an overview of one intervention, the Blues Program, which applies a cognitive-behavioral approach to preventing adolescent depression. The webinar will also highlight how this program can be applied to individual settings.

By the end of the webinar, participants will:
1. Gain an understanding of the research base for adolescent depression prevention interventions.
2. Obtain a solid introduction to a cognitive-behavioral indicated prevention depression group intervention (Blues Program).
3. Consider how they can apply this intervention or components of the program to their specific settings.

AUDIENCE
Community and state-level prevention practitioners, allied health partners and community members working to prevent substance misuse in the Northwest Region (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington).