Virtual Care and Psychiatry Outreach, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), 60 White Squirrel Way, Office 233, Toronto, ON M6J 1H4, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 1R8, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 14;19(20):13290. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013290.
Strengths-based approaches to suicide prevention and life promotion in circumpolar regions must engage youth participation and leadership given the impact of suicide on this demographic. We describe the development of a youth-engaged community of practice (CoP) across circumpolar regions, and adaptations to the ECHO model as a foundation for this virtual CoP. We describe youth priorities for learning in the area of mental health and wellbeing, identified through a learning needs assessment. A curriculum was developed to address key areas of interest, including: cultural approaches to mental wellbeing; language-based approaches to mental wellbeing; resilience; government and policy; and suicide prevention. We describe steps taken to adapt the ECHO model, and to introduce Indigenous pedagogical and knowledge sharing approaches into the CoP in order to meet youth learning interests. We conclude that this virtual CoP was a feasible way to create a learning community, and suggest that a priority future direction will be to evaluate the impacts of this virtual CoP on youth engagement, satisfaction and learning.
在环极地区，基于优势的自杀预防和生命促进方法必须让青年参与和领导，因为自杀对这一人群的影响。我们描述了一个跨环极地区的青年参与的实践社区（CoP）的发展，并对 ECHO 模式进行了调整，作为这个虚拟 CoP 的基础。我们通过学习需求评估，描述了青年在心理健康和幸福领域的学习重点。制定了一个课程来解决关键的利益领域，包括：心理健康和幸福的文化方法；基于语言的心理健康方法；适应力；政府和政策；以及自杀预防。我们描述了为适应 ECHO 模式而采取的步骤，并将土著教学和知识共享方法引入 CoP，以满足青年的学习兴趣。我们的结论是，这个虚拟的 CoP 是创建学习社区的一种可行方式，并建议未来的一个优先方向是评估这个虚拟的 CoP 对青年参与、满意度和学习的影响。
