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Expanding our understanding of digital mental health interventions for Indigenous youth: An updated systematic review.

Hicks LJ, Toombs E, Lund J, Kowatch KR, Hopkins C, Mushquash CJ. · Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2025 · Review / synthesis

Original publication · Original publication · Original publication · Original publication · Original publication

Recorded summary

Community participation, cultural representation and engagement support were recurring facilitators; resources and limits of online support were barriers.

Recorded limitations

No quality threshold, mixed evidence and grey literature; paper count not trial count; cannot establish efficacy of all included interventions.

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