This study compares a choice-driven, interactive, evidence-informed storytelling web-based app intervention with links to resources and treatment (Tx) recommendations (made by a character via her blog) and Tx locator, to a web-based app with links to publicly available informational internet videos, MH resources, and a treatment locator for at least moderately anxious/depressed untreated English and Spanish speaking Latinas to determine if a story-based, character-driven approach is more effective for catalyzing mental health treatment initiation.
Inclusion Criteria
- Latina (women who are from or have family ties to Latin America)
- Currently resides in LA or Orange County
- Age 18 and older
- Able to speak, read, and write in English or Spanish
- Score 10 or higher on GAD-7 and/or PHQ-8
- Access to the internet via smartphone, tablet, or computer
- Not currently receiving mental health therapy or pharmacotherapy
- Has not accessed mental health services during the previous 6 months
Exclusion Criteria
- Not Latina or Hispanic
- Under age 18