Family Support Protocol for Adolescent Internalizing Disorders

(1) Family Engagement of caregivers and primary supports in treatment planning and services; (2) Relational Reframing of family constraints, resiliencies, and social capital connected to the youth's ID symptoms; (3) Functional Analysis of the youth's ID symptoms and related behaviors; (4) Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) core techniques to address the youth's ID symptoms and functional needs, featuring three transdiagnostic interventions (emotion acceptance, emotional exposure, behavioral activation) to address negative affect and emotional dysregulation underlying both depression and anxiety; and (5) Family Psychoeducation and Safety Planning focused on education about comorbid SUD/ID and prevention of youth self-harm. All interventions featured in each module have strong empirical support.