<b>mind</b>your<b>mind</b>: An Overview and Evaluation of a Web-Facilitated Mental Health Program that Applies Empowerment Strategies for Youth

Halsall, Tanya; Garinger, Christine; Forneris, Tanya

doi:10.1080/15398285.2014.952998

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“…The process is enhanced by their energy, creativity, and passion for change (Halsall, Garinger, & Forneris, 2014). Working with adult partners can enable youth to propel decision-making groups to greater innovation and productivity and facilitate better health outcomes for youth partners (Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health, 2016).…”

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Engaging Youth in a Mental Health System Improvement Initiative in Ontario: Developing the Be Safe Resource

Huggett

Flynn

Jaouich

et al. 2017

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

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Youth engagement can improve the accessibility, effectiveness, and sustainability of programs and resources for youth. Little is known about youth engagement in system-level initiatives. As part of Systems Improvement through Service Collaboratives, an Ontario initiative that aimed to improve the system of care for youth with mental health or addictions needs, youth and adults in London, Ontario partnered to co-create Be Safe. The Be Safe resource helps youth manage mental health crises and identify local services. This article showcases a youth-adult partnership in a system-level initiative, and highlights a replicable strategy for developing resources relevant to youth needs and preferences.

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Engaging Youth in a Mental Health System Improvement Initiative in Ontario: Developing the Be Safe Resource

Huggett

Flynn

Jaouich

et al. 2017

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

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“…This practice is also used to develop stronger insights about best practices and whether they are acceptable to youth, and also to help promote youth participation and engagement within practice settings. Youth engagement has been identified as an essential component of successful positive youth development programs [3031] and has been associated with three main outcomes in community initiatives: 1) positive developmental impacts on the youth engaged in the initiative [323334353637383940], 2) positive impacts on organizations and program operations [323441], and 3) community- and system-level impacts [3239]. In addition, through youth engagement, individuals develop life skills such as the ability to take responsibility, self-advocate and apply critical thinking.…”

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Examining Integrated Youth Services Using the Bioecological Model: Alignments and Opportunities

Halsall¹,

Manion²,

Henderson

2018

International Journal of Integrated Care

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Integrated youth service (IYS) is a collaborative approach that brings practitioners together from across disciplines to provide comprehensive services including mental health care for youth and their families. IYS models serve as an advancement in practice as they go beyond the capacity of individual programs and services to reduce the fragmentation of care. Yet, there continue to be opportunities to expand on this perspective and promote health beyond the scope of formalized services. The bioecological model is a theoretical model that examines individual development within multiple systems of influence as well as through interactional processes between the individual and their environment. This paper provides an overview of the bioecological model and the major components of the IYS model, describing alignment and complementarity. The bioecological model provides some explanations for why IYS models may be effective and helps to provide direction to expand applied practice toward a more holistic perspective.

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“…They recommend that this be achieved through collaborative efforts that can provide seamless support throughout the lifespan that incorporate considerations related to a range of developmental influences and contexts. Youth engagement (YE) is one strategy that has been successfully applied to improve outcomes for young people with mental health issues 15–17 . YE is a process whereby young people partner with adults and share their perspective to enhance youth‐focused programmes and policies 18,19 .…”

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“…Youth engagement (YE) is one strategy that has been successfully applied to improve outcomes for young people with mental health issues. 15 , 16 , 17 YE is a process whereby young people partner with adults and share their perspective to enhance youth‐focused programmes and policies. 18 , 19 Within mental health, YE has been applied to support client empowerment, the design of services, the strengthening of relationships between young people and staff and as a strategy within peer support services.…”

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Engaging young people within a collaborative knowledge mobilization network: Development and evaluation

Halsall

McCann

Armstrong

2021

Health Expectations

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Background It is critical that mental health systems place a focus on prevention and early intervention focused on young people while integrating youth voice to guide priority directions. Objective This study was designed to better understand how youth advisories can be utilized to influence strategic directions within integrated knowledge mobilization networks operating within the youth mental health system. Design To support this objective, we reviewed the detailed stages of development in establishing a youth advisory within a national network designed to support the integration of youth services. We also engaged the advisory in a participatory evaluation process that examined the extent to which the network had created processes to include youth voice in decision‐making. Results Results from the surveys identified moderate to high levels of individual engagement as well as strong development of processes and procedures that support the inclusion of youth voice across the network. Discussion Major successes and challenges are presented and discussed with respect to the development of the advisory. The findings are useful for youth advocates and adult allies working to support youth engagement (YE) in knowledge mobilization to enhance the mental health services system. This study also contributes to research and evaluation efforts examining YE and represents an exemplar methodology for evaluating YE efforts at the system level. Patient or Public Contribution Young people as mental health service users and youth mental health advocates were involved in the design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of the data as well as the preparation of this manuscript.

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mindyourmind: An Overview and Evaluation of a Web-Facilitated Mental Health Program that Applies Empowerment Strategies for Youth

Cited by 6 publications

References 49 publications

Engaging Youth in a Mental Health System Improvement Initiative in Ontario: Developing the Be Safe Resource

Engaging Youth in a Mental Health System Improvement Initiative in Ontario: Developing the Be Safe Resource

Examining Integrated Youth Services Using the Bioecological Model: Alignments and Opportunities

Engaging young people within a collaborative knowledge mobilization network: Development and evaluation

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