Applying a theory of change approach to develop and pilot a universal mental health literacy curriculum for adolescents
Anna Kagstrom,
Laura Juríková,
Ondřej Pešout
et al.
Abstract:Universal evidence-based prevention and promotion programs lack in availability and scalability for child and adolescent mental health in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper describes the process of applying the theory of change to plan, develop, and pilot a mental health literacy intervention in Czech schools. The process of using theory of change to develop a complex intervention for mental health literacy is described across three stages: formative development, piloting, and evaluation. The application o… Show more
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