An Integrated Care Pathway for depression in adolescents: protocol for a Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-implementation, Non-randomized, Cluster Controlled Trial.

"an expanded version of the protocol including the rationale for decisions made and regular updates is available here: https://osf io/6qzt7/ .; shareable research materials are available and routinely updated at: https://osf io/6qzt7/ ."

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateResearch ethics board approvals have been obtained at the co-ordinating site (the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and at each study site (Reach Out Centre for Kids, Burlington, Ontario, Canada; Woodview Mental Health and Autism Services, Burlington, Ontario, Canada; Maltby Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Gary Hurvitz Centre for Community Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada). Youth participants (ages 13 to 18, inclusive), caregiver participants and clinician participants each provide their own informed consent to participate in the study. In the province of Ontario, as well as other Provinces within Canada, there is no “legal” age of consent to participate in research activities. Matters of consent and capacity are guided by the Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS2), which is a joint policy of Canada’s federal research agencies. TCPS2 does not specify an age of consent for children and as such people under the age of 16 can consent for themselves if they are believed to be capable of understanding the significance of the research and appreciating the potential risks and benefits of involvement in research study. Informed consent will be obtained from all study participants by a research assistant through a secure videoconference meeting. Consent forms are signed through the REDCap software as approved by the research ethics boards. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests. "

"Funding This work was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression. Funders will not be involved in the collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of data; writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication."