Whether for prevention or intervention, the eCHECKUP TO GO web-based applications go beyond a traditional education-only approach to support lasting behavioral change through brief, self-guided programs that each take about 20 minutes to complete.
Last reviewed: 2025
Intended Outcomes:
This program is designed to motivate users to make positive changes and enhance overall well-being and mental health.
Continuum of Care:
Recovery/Maintenance, Selective Prevention, Treatment
Topic Areas:
Behavioral Health/Mental Health, Disruptive Behaviors, Physical Health, Substance Use
Ages:
Teen/Adolescent (13-18), Young Adult (19-24)
Geographic Locations:
Rural, Urban
Delivery Settings:
School-Based, Virtual
Cultural Considerations:
No research found involving diverse populations
Audience:
This program is intended for teens and college students.
Credentials:
Not applicable because it is an online/self-managed program.
Manuals:
Information not available
Is Training Required?
No
Who can provide the required training?
Program Costs (materials, training, etc.):
Yes, refer to program website
Program/Practice Website:
https://echeckuptogo.com/
Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research:
The eCHECKUP TO GO for High School: Impact on risk factors and protective behavioral strategies for alcohol use. https://doi-org.marshall.idm.
Efficacy of the eCHECKUP TO GO for High School Seniors: Sex Differences in Risk Factors, Protective Behavioral Strategies, and Alcohol Use. https://doi.org/10.1080/
Moderated Mediation of the eCHECKUP TO GO College Student Cannabis Use Intervention. https://doi.org/10.1080/
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the eCHECKUP to GO for High School Seniors across the Academic Year” (Alcohol based). https://doi.org/10.1080/
WV Rating:
Promising
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Rationale for Rating:
Based on the articles that are suitable to include, most of the data does not have any major impacts. There are marginal signs of improvements in intervention over a short-term period. More than two of the articles also suggest that the program has a greater impact on females than males—though this impact is also marginal. Furthermore, the studies have limited diversity in the research sample.
Contraindications or Concerns:
None identified.
Other Registries/Ratings
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare:
Not On Registry
Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development:
Promising
Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness:
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Model Programs Guide:
Washington State Institute for Public Policy:
Not On Registry