Procedures
depression
LOWE
Study procedures were approved by the University of Oregon IRB. Families were recruited using flyers distributed through middle schools, community agencies (e.g. Boys and Girls Clubs), pediatric settings (e.g. pediatricians offices), and through a statewide mailing to families of middle-school students providing COVID-testing kits. The flyer provided information to parents about the study and directed them to the study website, which provided further information about the project, and asked families to provide contact information to discuss participation. The target sample size was N = 160. During a screening phone call, research staff provided details regarding the study, and parents were asked complete brief screening measures for study eligibility. To be eligible, parents had to indicate that they were the legal guardian of a child aged 10 to 14 years, and that they had a smartphone with text-messaging capability and email access. Parents also had to endorse significant depression on the Patient Health Questionaire-2 (PHQ-2; Lowe, Krenke, & Grafe, 2005), and/or significant stress associated with the pandemic, using the 4 item version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, As shown in Figs. 
CONSORT Diagram