 However, only a minority of adolescents with mental health disorders seek help. Possible reasons include lack of recognition of symptoms, stigma related to being referred to mental health services, and lack of expertise in treating hold mental health resources. Research also shows that intervening in the early phases of symptom expression is important Horowitz Garber, 2006 and that the longer the duration of a depressive episode is the poorer the outcome to even an evidence based treatment is Curry et al., 2006. Thus, many factors support developing brief and effective interventions for treating mildmoderate depression in the immediate surroundings of adolescents, e.g. schools. 