Identifying and changing cognitive vulnerability in the classroom: preliminary evaluation of CUES-Ed, a school-based universal cognitive behavioural early intervention service for 7-10 year olds.

Background: School-based early intervention may alleviate current emotional and behavioural problems, and, by targeting underlying vulnerability, safeguard children's future mental health. Improving on mixed outcomes to date is an international public health priority. CUES-Ed is a classroom-based, clinician-led, universal cognitive behavioural programme for primary school children, designed to promote emotional literacy and regulation.

Innovations in Practice: CUES-Ed: an in-service evaluation of a new universal cognitive behavioural early mental health intervention programme for primary school children.

Background: Earlier childhood interventions to reduce mental health vulnerability are a global health priority yet poorly implemented. Barriers include negotiating health/education interfaces, and mixed outcomes, particularly for vulnerable children. CUES-Ed aimed to address these barriers, comprising a cognitive behavioural early intervention targeting mental health vulnerability in 7-10 year-olds, with integrated evaluation, delivered through close liaison with stakeholders.