A Review of Effective Youth Engagement Strategies for Mental Health and Substance Use Interventions

Dunne, Tom; Bishop, Lisa; Avery, S. K.; D’Arcy, Stephen

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.11.019

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“…A growing body of scholarship in all these areas affirms that youth have important contributions to make to the design of services and programmes they use, describing the benefits to the youth involved, and to the research processes themselves . A 2017 review of strategies to engage youth in the development of mental health interventions shows that engagement through participation in service development, delivery and evaluation appears to improve maintenance of a recovery focus, and the development of coping and professional skills . Increasingly, scholars have made recommendations for YE in a mental health research context, describing reciprocal value to both youth and adult researchers involved .…”

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“…Current youth engagement (YE) in mental health treatment planning, 1 service development, 2 research 3,4 and knowledge mobilization (KMb) has contributed to a developing understanding of the benefits and challenges of involving young people in the design of services and to increased calls for evaluation of such processes. 5 In the youth-serving sector, youth advisory councils (YAC) are an increasingly common feature of large-scale research and KMb efforts, based on the principle that sustained youth perspectives are a necessary knowledge input into service and system improvement. 6,7 Wisdom2Action (W2A) is a Canada-wide KMb network (Network) that focuses on improving mental health services provided to youth by improving the uptake of evidence and evaluation in the youth-serving sector.…”

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What makes for effective, sustainable youth engagement in knowledge mobilization? A perspective for health services

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Lachance

Phipps

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BackgroundYoung people who seek mental health treatment often also seek the services of non‐profit organizations to support their well‐being. Wisdom2Action (W2A) is a Canadian knowledge mobilization network that focuses on improving the mental health and well‐being of children and youth in challenging contexts by increasing the use of evaluation, evidence and engagement in the youth‐serving sector. Since 2013, W2A has engaged youth advisors (YAs) to provide input to W2A's Board, lead their own projects and co‐design W2A activities.ObjectiveIn fall 2017, the YAs, as well as adult Board members and W2A staff, collaborated in a participatory evaluation to better understand the experiences and impacts of youth engagement. This article describes insights derived through this process.Design and participantsBoard, YAs and staff members participated in a reflective approach to informing, analysing and sharing the findings from this process. Individual interviews and review of documents, as well as iterative cycles of group analysis and synthesis, were conducted.ResultsBoth YAC members and W2A benefit from YAs’ leadership and engagement. The YAs position themselves as members of the youth‐serving sector, not merely recipients of its services; as such, their professional development aligns with the mandates of W2A and merits further investment, despite challenges in impact measurement.ConclusionThis article identifies challenges and facilitators of implementing an effective and sustainable youth advisory council model of engagement in the context of a pan‐Canadian network. The mutual gains and areas of growth for youth, adults and the organization described can inform health services, as well as funders and advocates for youth well‐being.

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What makes for effective, sustainable youth engagement in knowledge mobilization? A perspective for health services

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Lachance

Phipps

et al. 2019

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“…This phase afforded the research team the opportunity to test the DCE choice sets supported response e ciency and content validity within the DCE [51,52]. A youth engaged approach has been shown to work well in other settings, such as interventions for mental health, substance use and HIV prevention interventions [53,54].…”

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Identifying Critical Attributes and Attribute-Levels for a Discrete Choice Experiment on Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Delivery Among Young People in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Dietrich

Atujuna

Tshabalala

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Background Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) was approved for use in South Africa (SA) in 2017. The uptake and adherence of daily oral PrEP has been poor in high-risk populations in SA including adults and young people. We used a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) technique to identify critical attributes and attribute-levels to understand user preferences for daily and on-demand oral PrEP use among young people, including adolescents, in two South African cities. Methods Qualitative data were collected between September and November 2018 from 8 group discussions and 20 in-depth interviews with young people aged 13 to 24 years in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Participants were selected based on stratified (gender and age) purposive sampling. Using a semi-structured interview guide, interviewers discussed several attributes (dosing regimen, location, costs, side effects, and protection period) for PrEP access and use. Transcripts were coded to identify context-specific attributes and attribute-levels for delivering oral PrEP in South Africa. The adolescent community advisory board, expert and study team opinions were consulted for the final DCE attributes and levels. Results We enrolled 74 participants: 51% (n=38/74) male, median age of 18.5 [IQR=16-21.25] years, 91% (n=67/74) identified as heterosexual and 49% (n=36/74) had not completed 12th grade education. Using the qualitative data, we identified five candidate attributes including (1) dosing regimen, (2) location to get PrEP, (3) cost, (4) route of administration and (5) frequency. After discussions with experts and the study team, we revised the DCE to include the following five attributes and levels: dosing regime: daily, and on-demand PrEP; location: private pharmacy, public clinic, mobile clinic, ATM); cost: free-of-charge, R50 (~2GBP), R265 (~12GBP); side effects: nausea, headache, rash; and duration of protection: fulltime protection versus when PrEP is used). Conclusions There is limited methodological literature describing the step-by-step process of developing a DCE for PrEP in adolescents, especially in resource-constrained countries. We provide the process followed for the DCE technique to understand user preferences for daily and on-demand oral PrEP among young people in South Africa.

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“…Blogging has been found to increase the likelihood of engagement with suicide prevention intervention [67], and to be an effective tool for engaging young people with mental health and substance use intervention programmes [68]. In spite of potential concerns relating to confidentiality and stigmatisation, people are using blogging as a way to reduce stigma through 'defiant disclosure' [69].…”

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Qualitative analysis of UK and USA open mental health Facebook groups for mental health support (Preprint)

Prescott¹,

Mack²,

Brown³

2018

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Background: Facebook is still the most popular social networking site in the world. A growing number of people with mental health issues are using open Facebook groups as a source of informational and emotional support, and to provide peer support to others with mental illness. Facebook groups specifically tailored for mental health can provide a safe, less stigmatised environment for people to share their personal experiences with others who understand, and gain information and advice from those with similar experiences. The peer support people gain from other group members can reduce feelings of isolation, helping them feel more connected and less alone.

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A Review of Effective Youth Engagement Strategies for Mental Health and Substance Use Interventions

Cited by 101 publications

References 50 publications

What makes for effective, sustainable youth engagement in knowledge mobilization? A perspective for health services

What makes for effective, sustainable youth engagement in knowledge mobilization? A perspective for health services

Identifying Critical Attributes and Attribute-Levels for a Discrete Choice Experiment on Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Delivery Among Young People in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Qualitative analysis of UK and USA open mental health Facebook groups for mental health support (Preprint)

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