In the Research Council of Finland funded project we introduced a new brief online acceptance and commitment therapy-based intervention, the iACT, to promote youth well-being. Results from randomized control trials showed that the iACT can be used to support youth well-being and career planning, increase youth ability to withstand pressure and increase psychological flexibility, especially for those with a lot of symptoms. Our iACT program ‘Youth Compass' was opened for use for all Finnish youth in May 2022. In the proposed new project we will collect and analyze extensive feedback and usage activity data of iACT, broaden usage to new user groups (e.g. Swedish and English youth), develop a new group intervention model, and continue and extend the dissemination work with collaborators and stakeholders. Our project provides a unique possibility to provide support for a large group of youth as we offer youth and professionals working with them free access to the intervention program.

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2026