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Published on in Vol 13 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/88622, first published .
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Governing Ethical Tensions in Youth Digital Mental Health Research

Governing Ethical Tensions in Youth Digital Mental Health Research

Kristin Berre Ørjasæter   1 , PhD ;   Stefan Rennick-Egglestone   2, 3 , PhD ;   Kristin Øksendal Børresen   4 , MSc ;   Cathrine Fredriksen Moe   4 , PhD ;   Anna Leiler   5 , PhD ;   Helga DI Sigurdardóttir   6 , PhD ;   Victor Manuel Pèrez Colado   6 , PhD ;   Malle Vogelsang   5 , MSc ;   Teddy Nambazira   5 , MSc ;   Jone Trovåg   7 , BSc ;   Victor Valderaune   8 , MSc ;   Ingunn Skjesol   1 , PhD ;   Fiona Ng   2 , PhD ;   Ottar Ness   9 , PhD ;   Mike Slade   1, 2 , PhD

1 Division of Health and Community Participation, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Namsos, Trøndelag, Norway

2 Recovery Research Team, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

3 Institute of Mental Health, Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom

4 Division Health and Community Participation, Faculty of Nursing and Health Science, Nord University, Bodø, Nordland, Norway

5 Division of Health and Community Participation, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Levanger, Trøndelag, Norway

6 Division of Games and Entertainment Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nord University, Levanger, Trøndelag, Norway

7 Mental Health Youth Organization, Oslo, Norway

8 Division Health and Welfare, Åfjord Municipality, Åfjord, Norway

9 Department of Education and Lifelong Learning, Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

Corresponding Author:

  • Kristin Berre Ørjasæter, PhD
  • Division of Health and Community Participation
  • Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University
  • Finn Christiansgt 1
  • Namsos, Trøndelag 7801
  • Norway
  • Phone: 47 74212337
  • Email: kristin.b.orjasater@nord.no