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Table 2 Among agencies offering individual, group, and family therapy: frequency, duration, and total number of sessions

From: Service provision for depressed children and youth: a survey of the scope and nature of services in Ontario

 

Children (%)

Adolescents (%)

TAY (%)

Individual therapy

 Frequency

  2003Less than weekly

60.1

75.2

75.7

  Weekly or more

61.1

76.8

76.2

Duration

 Less than 3 months

37.2

50.4

48.8

 3 months or more

63.5

79.9

82.7

Number of total sessions

 1–3 sessions

33.1

44.8

43.4

 4 or more sessions

66.9

85.1

88.4

Group therapy

 Frequency

  Less than weekly

8.1

23.1

29.4

  Weekly or more

40.4

66.7

64.4

Duration

 Less than 3 months

33.0

44.9

45.9

 3 months or more

38.0

62.8

66.7

Number of total sessions

 1–3 sessions

6.9

14.8

17.6

 4 or more sessions

52.0

81.9

81.8

Family therapy

 Frequency

  Less than weekly

63.0

74.2

69.4

  Weekly or more

46.5

47.8

35.0

Duration

 Less than 3 months

44.8

53.6

49.4

 3 months or more

59.2

67.6

53.9

Number of total sessions

 1–3 sessions

42.5

56.0

55.4

 4 or more sessions

59.8

65.4

50.3

  1. Note: TAY Transition Aged Youth