Reprezent’s On The Level Mental Health Intervention: a secondary school-based feasibility study

Aims: This study investigated the acceptability and feasibility of delivering the On The Level (OTL) mental health intervention to a sample of young people (aged 11-18 years) in secondary schools in London and Essex, UK. Methods: Participants were offered a OTL show intervention session as part of their class. Participants were followed up 4-6 weeks post-intervention session. Measures were completed for intervention acceptability and engagement, mental health outcomes and intervention evaluation at baseline/intervention (T1) and at follow-up (T2; 4-6 weeks post-intervention). Results: In total, 10,315 participants participated at T1. The results indicated good feasibility and acceptability of the OTL intervention among participants. It was feasible to recruit a large sample of young people and the OTL could be delivered during class at UK-based secondary schools as planned. Some adaptations to the study methods were identified in this study. Some preliminary differences were found for the mental health outcome measures between T1 and T2, notably with a significant reduction in levels of stress. Conclusion: This feasibility study provides preliminary evidence for the feasibility and acceptability of the OTL mental health intervention for young people in secondary schools in the UK.