Centre for Mental Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, 207 Bouverie Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia.
School of Psychology and Public Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, Level 4, George Singer Building, Melbourne Campus, Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia.
Health Educ Res. 2021 Mar 23;36(1):126-139. doi: 10.1093/her/cyaa050.
teen Mental Health First Aid (teenMHFA) is a school-based mental health program that trains adolescents to support peers who are experiencing mental health problems or crises. The program has been evaluated for adolescents aged 15-18 years as part of a randomized controlled trial, however qualitative feedback from students on their perceptions of the program is yet to be explored. The current study describes the perspectives of students who took part in the trial. Feedback on the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the program was provided by 979 Year 10 students (M = 15.82 years, female = 43.94%, English as a first language = 72.77%) at four government funded public schools in Melbourne, Australia via online surveys. A content and thematic analysis was performed on the data using a six-step process. Students generally found the program relevant and they connected with the visual material, personal stories and interactive activities. Suggestions for improvements included encouraging active student participation in classroom discussion and providing opportunities to practice skills. School-based mental health education can benefit from input from stakeholder perspectives, particularly when designing mental health content for delivery by external trainers.
青少年心理健康急救（teenMHFA）是一个基于学校的心理健康项目，培训青少年支持那些正在经历心理健康问题或危机的同龄人。该项目已经针对 15-18 岁的青少年进行了评估，作为一项随机对照试验的一部分，但尚未探讨学生对该项目的看法的定性反馈。本研究描述了参与试验的学生的观点。通过在线调查，来自澳大利亚墨尔本的四所政府资助公立学校的 979 名 10 年级学生（M=15.82 岁，女性=43.94%，英语为第一语言=72.77%）提供了对该项目的感知优势和劣势的反馈。使用六步过程对数据进行了内容和主题分析。学生普遍认为该项目相关，他们与视觉材料、个人故事和互动活动产生了共鸣。改进建议包括鼓励学生在课堂讨论中积极参与，并提供练习技能的机会。学校心理健康教育可以从利益相关者的角度受益，特别是在为外部培训师提供心理健康内容时。
