Self-report assessments will be collected at pre, post and 1-month follow up time points. Weekly PHQ-8 assessments will also be collected during the 5-week intervention as well as at pre, post and 1- month follow up time points.
Study aims involve evaluating:
* Feasibility of recruiting and enrolling adolescents with elevated symptoms of depression from the Cardiology and Gastroenterology programs at CHLA.
* Retention, program adherence, completion, and withdrawal rates.
* Safety of the intervention, including reported adverse and serious adverse events
* Perceived utility, usability, and enjoyment of the SparkRx app by adolescents
* Clinically significant changes in pre- to -post treatment depressive symptoms and persistence of such gains at 1 month follow up.
