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- Title
Lessons learnt from the field: a qualitative evaluation of adolescent experiences of a universal mental health education program.
- Authors
Johnson, C L; Hart, L M; Rossetto, A; Morgan, A J; Jorm, A F
- Abstract
teen Mental Health First Aid (teenMHFA) is a school-based mental health program that trains adolescents to support peers who are experiencing mental health problems or crises. The program has been evaluated for adolescents aged 15–18 years as part of a randomized controlled trial, however qualitative feedback from students on their perceptions of the program is yet to be explored. The current study describes the perspectives of students who took part in the trial. Feedback on the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the program was provided by 979 Year 10 students (M = 15.82 years, female = 43.94%, English as a first language = 72.77%) at four government funded public schools in Melbourne, Australia via online surveys. A content and thematic analysis was performed on the data using a six-step process. Students generally found the program relevant and they connected with the visual material, personal stories and interactive activities. Suggestions for improvements included encouraging active student participation in classroom discussion and providing opportunities to practice skills. School-based mental health education can benefit from input from stakeholder perspectives, particularly when designing mental health content for delivery by external trainers.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; HEALTH education; COLLEGE students; EVALUATION of human services programs; MENTAL health; SURVEYS; QUALITATIVE research; STUDENT attitudes; THEMATIC analysis; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
Health Education Research, 2021, Vol 36, Issue 1, p126
- ISSN
0268-1153
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/her/cyaa050