Published on in Vol 9 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/67454, first published .
Teen Perspectives on Integrating Digital Mental Health Programs for Teens Into Public Libraries (“I Was Always at the Library”): Qualitative Interview Study

Teen Perspectives on Integrating Digital Mental Health Programs for Teens Into Public Libraries (“I Was Always at the Library”): Qualitative Interview Study

Teen Perspectives on Integrating Digital Mental Health Programs for Teens Into Public Libraries (“I Was Always at the Library”): Qualitative Interview Study

Ashley A Knapp   1 , PhD ;   Katherine Cohen   2 , MA ;   Kaylee P Kruzan   3 , LCSW, PhD ;   Rachel Kornfield   3 , PhD ;   Miguel Herrera   1 , MEd ;   Aderonke B Pederson   4 , MD ;   Sydney Lee   1 ;   Kathryn Macapagal   2 , PhD ;   Chantelle A Roulston   2 , BA ;   Kaleigh Clarke   5 , BS ;   Clarisa Wijaya   6 , MA ;   Robert Simmons   7 , MSW ;   Latonia Jackson   7 , BA ;   Simrandeep Kour   8 , MA ;   Sandra Franco   9 , MS, MEd ;   David C Mohr   3 , PhD

1 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States

2 Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States

3 Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States

4 Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

5 Bradley University, Peoria, IL, United States

6 Department of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

7 Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL, United States

8 Chitkara University, Chandigarh, India

9 Chicago School of Education, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Ashley A Knapp, PhD
  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Northwestern University
  • 750 North Lake Shore Drive
  • Chicago, IL, 60611
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 3125033751
  • Email: ashley.knapp@northwestern.edu