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Nineteen trials with 3681 participants were included in the analysis: depression (<jats:italic>k<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20096), anxiety (<jats:italic>k<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20094), substance use (<jats:italic>k<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20095), self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (<jats:italic>k<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20094), PTSD (<jats:italic>k<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20092), and sleep problems (<jats:italic>k<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20092). Effects on depression (Hedges\u2019 <jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.33, 95%CI 0.10\u20130.57, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.005, NNT\u2009=\u20095.43, <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u200959%) and on smoking behavior (<jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.39, 95%CI 0.21\u20130.57, NNT\u2009=\u20094.59, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009\u2264\u20090.001, <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u20090%) were significant. No significant pooled effects were found for anxiety, suicidal ideation, self-injury, or alcohol use (<jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u22120.14 to 0.18). Effect sizes for single trials ranged from <jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009\u22120.05 to 0.14 for PTSD and <jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.72 to 0.84 for insomnia. 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