Effects of a Mobile and Web App (Thought Spot) on Mental Health Help-Seeking Among College and University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial

David Wiljer   ^{1, 2, 3, 4} , PhD ;   Jenny Shi   ² , MPH ;   Brian Lo   ^{1, 2, 3, 5} , MHI ;   Marcos Sanches   ⁶ , MSc ;   Elisa Hollenberg   ² , MSW ;   Andrew Johnson   ² , BA ;   Alexxa Abi-Jaoudé   ² , MPH ;   Gloria Chaim   ^{4, 7} , MSW ;   Kristin Cleverley   ^{4, 7, 8} , RN, PhD ;   Joanna Henderson   ^{4, 7} , PhD ;   Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai   ^{3, 9} , PhD ;   Andrea Levinson   ^{4, 10} , MSc, MD ;   Janine Robb   ¹⁰ , RN, MSc ;   Howard W Wong   ^{2, 3, 11} , MHI ;   Aristotle Voineskos   ^{4, 11} , MD, PhD

¹ UHN Digital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

² Office of Education, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada

³ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁴ Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁵ Information Management Group, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁶ Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁷ Margaret and Wallace McCain Centre for Child, Youth & Family Mental Health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁸ Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁹ Centre for Excellence in Economic Analysis Research, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

¹⁰ Health and Wellness, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

¹¹ Slaight Family Centre for Youth in Transition, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada