In this report, we identify the key themes that emerged from the Satellite Meeting of the Global Consortium for Depression Prevention, convened in Providence USA in late September 2023. Over 40 international experts in the prevention of depression gathered to focus on two broad areas of prevention: examining evidence for school-based prevention programs and identifying new methodological approaches to advance prevention science. From these presentations and discussions, we summarise four overarching and inter-related challenges faced in the prevention of depression, along with potential solutions for each of these challenges.
The report was supported by a grant from the Wellcome Trust, grant ref no: 228135/Z/23/Z