Youth Research Unit, The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research affiliated with the University of Ottawa, 1145 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 7K4, Canada.
Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, 6299 South St, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.
BMC Public Health. 2020 Aug 14;20(1):1235. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09288-y.
The Icelandic Prevention Model (IPM) is a collaborative upstream model that was designed to influence risk and protective factors related to substance use within the community, school, peer and family contexts. By engaging whole communities, the IPM has been found to be effective in reducing youth substance use behaviours across Iceland. As an extension to the IPM's participatory approach, this research will examine how youth involvement can enhance outcomes. In addition, this research will evaluate whether the IPM approach is beneficial for mental health promotion and general youth wellbeing.
The present research protocol applies the bioecological model within a participatory mixed-method case study design to examine the implementation of the IPM in a rural community in Canada. This study was designed to identify whether the Icelandic substance use prevention model is effective in reducing substance use and promoting mental health and development for Canadian youth. It will also explore how to engage youth within the approach and how this adaptation influences implementation and outcomes.
The findings from this study will contribute to our understanding of upstream prevention of youth substance use and will be used to support scaling of the IPM across Canada.
冰岛预防模式（IPM）是一种协作的上游模式，旨在影响与社区、学校、同伴和家庭环境中与物质使用相关的风险和保护因素。通过吸引整个社区，IPM 已被证明在减少冰岛青少年物质使用行为方面是有效的。作为 IPM 参与式方法的扩展，本研究将探讨青少年的参与如何增强结果。此外，本研究还将评估 IPM 方法是否有利于促进心理健康和青少年整体幸福感。
本研究方案在参与性混合方法案例研究设计中应用了生物生态学模型，以检验 IPM 在加拿大一个农村社区的实施情况。本研究旨在确定冰岛物质使用预防模式是否有助于减少加拿大青少年的物质使用，并促进其心理健康和发展。它还将探讨如何让青少年参与该方法，以及这种适应如何影响实施和结果。
本研究的结果将有助于我们了解青少年物质使用的上游预防，并将用于支持 IPM 在加拿大的推广。
