ETAU
Treatment-as-usual for adolescents living in vulnerable communities in Lebanon usually consists of very limited mental health services. Therefore, to ensure ethical response to highly vulnerable adolescents who were identified as having high distress, our comparison group was ETAU involving a single-session psychoeducation home visit. The adolescent and their caregivers were invited to the session of approximately 30-min in which they received brief feedback that the youth indicated psychological distress, along with scripted psychoeducation about (i) self-care strategies and (ii) seeking services from local health or community services offering mental health and psychosocial support services. If adolescents or caregivers remained concerned about their psychological distress, they were encouraged to seek support through local community organisations. ETAU participants were not offered EASE for the duration of their enrolment in the study. In both study arms, participants were provided with a list of hotlines they could call to find out more about other available services in their area.