Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Department of Psychology, School of Health & Psychological Sciences, City, University of London, London, United Kingdom.
PLoS One. 2024 Jun 7;19(6):e0277734. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277734. eCollection 2024.
Mental health conditions tend to go unrecognised and untreated in adolescence, and therefore it is crucial to improve the health and social outcomes for these individuals through age and culturally appropriate interventions. This paper aims firstly to describe the development and implementation of the HYPE project platform (a research and resource platform co-designed and co-produced with young people). The second aim is to describe the characteristics of participants who engaged with the platform and an embedded pilot online survey. Participatory action research approach was used to address objectives of the HYPE project. Data were analysed to: (1) help improve access to health and social services, (2) guide provision of information of online resources and (3) deliver complementary community-based events/activities to promote mental health and to ultimately prevent mental health issues. Pilot and main phases of the HYPE project demonstrated the capacity and feasibility for such a platform to reach local, national, and international populations. Analyses demonstrated that the platform was particularly relevant for young females with pre-existing health difficulties. Some of the barriers to involving young people in research and help-seeking are discussed.
心理健康问题在青少年时期往往未被识别和治疗，因此，通过适合年龄和文化的干预措施来改善这些人的健康和社会结局至关重要。本文首先旨在描述 HYPE 项目平台（与年轻人共同设计和共同制作的研究和资源平台）的开发和实施。第二个目标是描述参与该平台的参与者的特征和嵌入式在线调查。参与式行动研究方法用于解决 HYPE 项目的目标。数据分析旨在：（1）帮助改善获得健康和社会服务的途径，（2）指导在线资源信息的提供，以及（3）提供补充的基于社区的活动/活动，以促进心理健康，最终预防心理健康问题。HYPE 项目的试点和主要阶段展示了该平台覆盖本地、国家和国际人群的能力和可行性。分析表明，该平台对有先前健康问题的年轻女性尤其相关。讨论了一些涉及年轻人参与研究和寻求帮助的障碍。
