Introducing the Leadership for the Extreme and Dangerous for Innovative Results (LEADIR) Dataset.

Rates of exposure to potentially traumatic events are notably high among youth (often > 70%), and many of these youth (≈15–40%) can develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other emotional-behavioral challenges following exposure (e.g., ; ). Fortunately, trauma-focused, evidence-based treatments (EBTs), such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT; ), can address these challenges. However, as part of the growing United States mental health crisis, the number of trauma-exposed youth who need services is increasing while the number of providers able to serve these youth is decreasing (e.g., ; ). To help address this imbalance, professionals who serve youth and families experiencing trauma-related challenges should have access to high-quality EBT training opportunities to help develop proficiency with these EBTs. However, reality can be much more challenging, as trainings in EBTs can be difficult to locate, time-consuming, and expensive to participate in. One method for addressing such training barriers and thus increasing dissemination and implementation of EBTs is web-based trainings. While formats can vary widely, these trainings include structured web-courses (often asynchronous) in which learners work through a set of modules or components to learn the foundations of and how to apply EBTs in practice (; ). Web-courses have been incorporated into provider trainings for a variety of EBTs, including treatments for trauma (e.g., TF-CBT []), externalizing challenges (parent-child interaction therapy [PCIT]; ), and eating disorders (; ). Web-courses for learning EBTs, such as TF-CBT, exist in multiple languages and are used around the world (e.g., web-courses for TF-CBT in Spanish, German, and Japanese; ; ). Indeed, the utility of web-courses as a training method has been demonstrated through their wide-spread use and integration within the EBT training landscape. For example, hundreds of thousands of individuals have completed TF-CBT web-courses over the last two decades (e.g., ; ; ). Web-courses have also become a mandatory training component for providers seeking certification in some EBTs, including TF-CBT () and Cognitive Processing Therapy (). Moreover, empirical evidence has demonstrated the effectiveness of web-courses to help professionals learn about EBTs. For example, in their review of web-based learning strategies, found evidence for these types of training to increase users’ knowledge of and perceived self-efficacy to deliver EBTs. In many cases, findings indicated that online courses were comparable to in-person training formats in terms of knowledge gain (; ). Further, online trainings receive high satisfaction ratings among users (e.g., ).