Funding for this research was provided by:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (HHSP233201500035I/75P00120F37051)
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (HHSP233201500035I/75P00122F37068)
Article History
Received: 15 April 2025
Accepted: 27 January 2026
First Online: 10 February 2026
Declarations
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: The Components Study of REAL Essentials, the empirical study that informed many of the recommendations for this paper, was reviewed and approved by the Health Media Lab Institutional Review Board on January 5, 2022, and was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent was obtained from the parents of all youth participating in the Components Study of REAL Essentials.
: The Components Study of REAL Essentials was registered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT06112912, protocol ID 75P00120F37051) on 10/30/2023.
: The authors declare no competing interests.