Navigating the development and dissemination of internet cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) for anxiety disorders in children and young people: A consensus statement with recommendations from the #iCBTLorentz Workshop Group

Initial internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) programs for anxiety disorders in children and young people (CYP) have been developed and evaluated, however these have not yet been widely adopted in routine practice. The lack of guidance and formalized approaches to the development and dissemination of iCBT has arguably contributed to the difficulty in developing iCBT that is scalable and sustainable beyond academic evaluation and that can ultimately be adopted by healthcare providers. This paper presents a consensus statement and recommendations from a workshop of international experts in CYP anxiety and iCBT (#iCBTLorentz Workshop Group) on the development, evaluation, engagement and dissemination of iCBT for anxiety in CYP. •This paper gives a consensus statement and recommendations for research on iCBT for anxiety in youth•We discuss considerations regarding the development, evaluation, engagement and dissemination of iCBT for anxiety in youth•ICBT for youth anxiety should be initially evaluated with a RCT, while further iterations could use other research designs•Consistent measures relating to youth anxiety and iCBT usage should be employed, as well as precise reporting of iCBT programs•Dissemination of iCBT for youth anxiety into routine clinical practice should be considered from the start of development