Tackling the mental-health crisis in young people

Sohn, Emily

doi:10.1038/d41586-022-02206-9

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“…On the other hand, health warning messages associated with mental health problems might have a higher impact on young adults because this was the first time they observed specific health risk messages in an alcohol container. Moreover, information about mental health risks might be more meaningful for young adults [ 37 ]. Future studies will be needed to properly evaluate each type of warning message’s impact.…”

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Warning labels on alcoholic beverage containers: a pilot randomized experiment among young adults in Mexico

López-Olmedo,

Muciño-Sandoval,

Canto-Osorio

et al. 2023

BMC Public Health

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Background Little is known about the potential impacts of visible and up-to-date health warning labels on alcoholic beverage containers on a range of outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. We conducted an experimental study to test the potential impacts of visible health warning labels (on the principal panel of the package) on thinking about health risks, product attractiveness, visual avoidance, and intention to change alcohol use among students in Mexico aged 18–30 years. Methods A double-blind, parallel-group, online randomized trial was conducted from November 2021 to January 2022 in 11 states in Mexico. In the control group, participants were presented with the image of a conventional beer can with a fictional design and brand. In the intervention groups, the participants observed pictograms with a red font and white backgrounds (health warning label in red—HWL red) or with a black font and yellow backgrounds (health warning label in yellow—HWL yellow), located at the top, covering around one-third of the beer can. We used Poisson regression models -unadjusted and adjusted for covariates- to assess differences in the outcomes across study groups. Results Using intention-to-treat analysis (n = 610), we found more participants in groups HWL red and HWL yellow thought about the health risks from drinking beer compared to the control group [Prevalence Ratio (PR) = 1.43, CI95%:1.05,1.93 for HWL red; PR = 1.25, CI95%: 0.91, 1.71 for HWL yellow]. A lower percentage of young adults in the interventions vs control group considered the product attractive (PR 0.74, 95%CI 0.51, 1.06 for HWL red; PR 0.56, 95%CI 0.38, 0.83 for HWL yellow). Although not statistically significant, a lower percentage of participants in the intervention groups considered buying or consuming the product than the control group. Results were similar when models were adjusted for covariates. Conclusions Visible health warning labels could lead individuals to think about the health risks of alcohol, reducing the attractiveness of the product and decreasing the intention to purchase and consume alcohol. Further studies will be required to determine which pictograms or images and legends are most contextually relevant for the country. Trial registration The protocol of this study was retrospectively registered on 03/01/2023: ISRCTN10494244.

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Warning labels on alcoholic beverage containers: a pilot randomized experiment among young adults in Mexico

López-Olmedo,

Muciño-Sandoval,

Canto-Osorio

et al. 2023

BMC Public Health

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“…Our study is likely the first to examine the role of music and drama programs on social skills of children from underserved communities in Portugal. We examined children’s experiences as they underwent a carefully designed curriculum implemented by experienced teachers in schools, at a time when attention to student social and emotional skills and mental health are considered paramount ( Kauhanen et al, 2022 ; Sohn, 2022 ). Because social competence is a complex construct that has been studied in multiple ways, few studies to date have used social skills measures that consider its multidimensionality or have used well-established and validated measures ( Sørlie et al, 2021 ).…”

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Music, drama, and social development in Portuguese children

Boal-Palheiros

Habibi

2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionSocial competence plays a fundamental role in children’s development, and in their functioning at school and in life. Social skills, as learned behaviors that allow children to positively interact with others, are important for success in both academic and peer-group settings. Children’s participation in collective music and other arts education has been associated with the development of social skills. However, different measures and diverse programs adopted in various studies make it difficult to contrast study findings. Additionally, research with children from low-income families remains scarce. The aim of this study was to examine the role of music and drama education programs in primary schools on the development of social skills of Portuguese children from disadvantaged communities. Both programs were carefully designed with performing, creating, and listening activities, and were delivered by specialist and experienced teachers/performers, who used active and participatory teaching strategies.MethodsIn our longitudinal design with pre- and post-evaluations, we used the Social Skills Rating System or SSRS—Teacher Form, adapted for the Portuguese population. Classroom teachers rated their students’ social skills on a 3-point scale in three domains: Social skills (Cooperation, Assertion, Self-control), Behavioral problems (Externalizing problems, Internalizing problems, Hyperactivity) and, on a 5-point scale, Academic competence.Results and DiscussionOur findings suggest that participation in music and drama programs during one school year improved children’s assertion and self-control, and cooperation in the drama group. Participation in the music and drama programs also appeared to serve as a protective factor by reducing externalizing, internalizing and behavioral problems. These findings are discussed in light of previous studies along with limitations and directions for future research.

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“…The status quo regarding the provision of mental health services for young adults is not likely to be salvaged by incremental steps such as bolstering the existing mental healthcare system's infrastructure, training more practitioners, or gradually increasing the use of technology to provide mental health services virtually (Sohn, 2022). Only a wholesale policy transformation of mental health sciences and dissemination can address crises of this scale and scope.…”

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Young Adult Mental Health Beyond the COVID-19 Era: Can Enlightened Policy Promote Long-Term Change?

Gruber

Hinshaw

Clark

et al. 2023

Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences

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The status of mental health for adolescents and young adults has aptly been termed a “crisis” across research, clinical, and policy quarters. Arguably, the status quo provision of mental health services for adolescents and young adults is neither acceptable nor salvageable in its current form. Instead, only a wholesale policy transformation of mental health sciences can address crises of this scope. Pandemic-related impacts on mental health, particularly among young adults, have clearly exposed the need for the mental healthcare field to develop a set of transformative priorities to achieve long overdue, systemic changes: (1) frequent mental health tracking, (2) increased access to mental health care, (3) working with and within communities, (4) collaboration across disciplines and stakeholders, (5) prevention-focused emphasis, (6) use of dimensional descriptions over categorical pronouncements, and (7) addressing systemic inequities. The pandemic required changes in mental healthcare that can and should be the beginning of long-needed reform, calling upon all mental health care disciplines to embrace innovation and relinquish outdated traditions.

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Tackling the mental-health crisis in young people

Cited by 14 publications

References 18 publications

Warning labels on alcoholic beverage containers: a pilot randomized experiment among young adults in Mexico

Warning labels on alcoholic beverage containers: a pilot randomized experiment among young adults in Mexico

Music, drama, and social development in Portuguese children

Young Adult Mental Health Beyond the COVID-19 Era: Can Enlightened Policy Promote Long-Term Change?

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