Lessons Learned from the Implementation of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario, an Integrated Youth Services Network: Perspectives from Network Leads DOI Creative Commons

Nirupa Varatharasan,

Debbie Chiodo, Mary Hanna

и другие.

International Journal of Integrated Care, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(2)

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

Introduction: Mental health and substance use services for youth in Canada continue to be fragmented. In response, Integrated Youth Services (IYS) has been proposed address gaps mental that can lead improved outcomes. Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) was launched 2017 as Ontario's IYS Network ages 12–25, prioritizing continuous improvement through evaluation. Description: At the end of first three years YWHO initiative, an evaluation carried out identify barriers facilitators initial implementation service delivery modifications resulting from COVID-19 pandemic across ten sites. Reporting on these is focus this article. Key informant interviews were conducted early 2021 with Leads all Reflexive thematic analysis used analyze interview data. Discussion: Facilitators model included diversified funding models, Provincial Office supports, clear hub processes, robust community partnerships, organizational support dedicated staff. Common certain challenges related staffing finances, shared data collection platform, measurement-based care, integrated delivery, branding communications. Conclusion: Implementation highly collaborative quite complex. As interest such models increase, so does need knowledge optimal implementation. Learnings have informed developments improvements made model. Insights will also inform how stakeholders their communities designing implementing improve overall well-being.

Язык: Английский

Telehealth Use in Pediatric Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Caregivers DOI Creative Commons
Gergana Kodjebacheva, Charlotte Tang,

Faith Groesbeck

и другие.

Children, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10(2), С. 311 - 311

Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2023

This qualitative study surveyed caregivers regarding their perspectives on the benefits of, challenges with, and suggestions for improving telehealth during COVID-19 pandemic. Caregivers who had responsibility caring at least one child aged under 18 years of age in Genesee County, MI, participated. The were biological parents, stepparents, foster adoptive guardians. A total 105 completed a survey with open-ended questions via Qualtrics. Two independent coders developed themes based responses using grounded theory. Participants primarily parents non-Hispanic White African Americans. According to participants, included prevention exposure virus, quality communication physicians, savings travel time, cost-effective methods receive care. lack in-person interaction, fear compromised confidentiality, potential misdiagnosis. Suggestions improvement by increasing access poorer families, offering media educational campaign promote use, creating universal platform share patient information. Future studies may test effectiveness interventions such as those suggested this improve telehealth.

Язык: Английский

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When Despair Takes Over: Suicide Conversations in an Online Counseling Chat Service for Youth DOI Creative Commons
Alix Helfer, Kati Kataja, Tuuli Pitkänen

и другие.

Child & Youth Services, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 24

Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2025

We examined how suicide is discussed online in chat counseling services for youth. The data included 4,340 conversations between young service users and adult counselors. Conversations using the word (n = 558; 12.9%) were filtered, by 31 boys girls aged 15–29 years selected in-depth analyses; of these 24 depicted previous attempts 15 plans. Common reasons prolonged mental health challenges fragmented relationships. Our results showed that people seek help suicidal behavior online; thus, professionalism careful ethical consideration are needed when providing services.

Язык: Английский

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Do you have depression? A summative content analysis of mental health-related content on TikTok DOI Creative Commons
Roxanne Turuba, Marco Zenone, Raman Srivastava

и другие.

Digital Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 11

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

TikTok is a global social media platform with over 1 billion active users. Presently, there are few data on how users navigate the for mental health purposes and content they view. This study aims to understand patterns of health-related assesses accuracy quality advice information provided. We performed summative analysis top 1000 videos hashtag #mentalhealth between October 12 16, 2021. Six themes were developed code data: (1) personal story, perspective, or confessional, (2) information, (3) emoting, (4) references death, (5) science research, (6) product service sale. Advice further assessed by clinical experts. A total 970 pulled our (n = 30 removed due non-English content). The most prevalent included confessional 574), 319), emoting 198), death 128). considered misleading in 33.0% 106), performing better. Few scientific evidence research 37). Healthcare practitioners researchers may consider increasing their presence promote dissemination evidence-based wider more youth-targeted population. Interventions reduce amount misinformation increase people's ability discern anecdotal also warranted.

Язык: Английский

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Using a co-design approach to develop a Preventative Online Mental Health Program for Youth (POMHPY): a quality improvement project DOI Creative Commons

Elnaz Moghimi,

Kimberly D. Belfry,

Sarah Farr

и другие.

BMC Health Services Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 25(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, youth in Ontario, Canada experienced a steep rise mental health concerns. Preventative intervention programs can address psychological impact of pandemic on and build resiliency. Co-design approaches to developing such actively involve young people, resulting solutions tailored their unique needs. The current paper details co-design approach creating Online Mental Health Program for Youth (POMHPY)-a virtually delivered program designed Ontario ages 12 25 that promotes mental, physical, social wellbeing. Participatory Action Research (PAR) framework guided development initiative. Literature reviews were conducted identify existing evidence-based targeting youth. perspectives primarily gathered via Advisory Group, comprising Resilience Coordinator Engagement Lead, who contributed literature review, surveys, focus groups, assets. Community insights through Reference Group (CRG) meetings, which engaged participants from local provincial organizations, as well individuals either directly representing or affiliated at arm's length with A review highlighted importance regular physical activity, connectedness, good sleep hygiene, healthy family relationships emotional Survey findings informed session length, duration, delivery, activities. Focus groups expanded survey provided an in-depth understanding preferences delivery. CRG meetings captured community refinements better meet needs As such, POMHPY was collaborative effort among researchers, youth, partners. highlight value PAR-informed youth-targeted online wellbeing programs, providing actionable iterative improvements future pilot testing. 6-week program, led by facilitators, will teaching social, wellness strategies skills various evidence-based, interactive

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19-related stress and positive coping strategies among young adults in Canada and France: A latent class analysis DOI Creative Commons
Pierre-Julien Coulaud, Julie Jesson, Naseeb Bolduc

и другие.

PLOS mental health., Год журнала: 2025, Номер 2(2), С. e0000261 - e0000261

Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2025

Although there is evidence describing how coping strategies can impact mental health outcomes and inequities among young adults, little known about different sub-groups of adults engage with positive the association challenges. Data were drawn from an online cross-sectional survey (July–December 2021) aged 18–30 years who reported experiencing COVID-19-related stress in Canada (n=2288) France (n=1891) during second year pandemic. Latent class analysis was used to identify classes similar strategies. Multinomial logistic regression models performed each country examine differences between these socio-demographic characteristics health. Four identified: high (33%), socially engaged (47.1%), self-care healthy lifestyle (10.1%), low (9.8%). In both countries, men more likely belong rural residents had increased likelihood belonging class. Differences varied by country. Canada, those financial difficulties classes, while, France, descendants immigrants odds Compared class, perceive not well higher rates depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts. Our findings highlight that specific (men, rural, racialized, economically disadvantaged) may be less experience risk These also underscore importance investigating influence contextual factors on adults’ ability adopt

Язык: Английский

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Satisfaction with pediatric telehealth according to the opinions of children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A literature review DOI Creative Commons
Gergana Kodjebacheva, Taylor Culinski, Bushra Kawser

и другие.

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11

Опубликована: Апрель 6, 2023

Objective To review satisfaction with telehealth among children and adolescents based on their own opinions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods In PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Embase databases, we searched for peer-reviewed studies in English (rather than parents). Both observational interventions were eligible. The was categorized as a mini because it focused limited time frame of We followed Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses guidelines. Reviewers extracted information from each study assessed risk bias. Results A total 14 Studies conducted Australia, Canada, Italy, Israel, Poland, South Korea, United Kingdom, States. They variety health conditions. Two interventions. Participants expressed high video telephone visits home telemonitoring while also preferring combination in-person services. Factors associated higher included greater distance medical center, older age, lower anxiety when using telehealth. qualitative studies, preferred features participants included: stable Internet connection anonymity privacy visits. Conclusion Telehealth services received favorable ratings by adolescents. Randomized-controlled trials effectiveness pediatric compared to non-telehealth may assess improvements outcomes.

Язык: Английский

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Youth mental health and/or addiction concerns and service needs during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative exploration of caregiver experiences and perspectives DOI Creative Commons
Roula Markoulakis,

Andreina Da Silva,

Sugy Kodeeswaran

и другие.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 16(1)

Опубликована: Май 10, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had a significant impact on youth mental health and/or addiction concerns and exacerbated pre-existing gaps in access to care. Caregivers can support their seeking participating care, however, experiences doing so the perspectives of youth's care needs are not well-understood. A descriptive qualitative study was conducted better understand caregivers' accessing during pandemic, from standpoint. Participants completed semi-structured interviews that focused services, with specific questions regarding services pandemic. total 46 were included thematic analysis data. Study findings highlight impacts everyday life, needs, caregiver's for youth, service access, including perceptions virtual modalities. discussion highlights importance focusing factors enable participation ensure accessibility appropriate timely meets families' needs. Also highlighted is frustration despair experienced by caregivers critical addictions supports as well sense isolation being left behind system. Identifying caregiver provided important insights help inform approaches beyond.

Язык: Английский

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Young Adults’ Mental Health and Unmet Service Needs in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Canada and France DOI Open Access
Pierre-Julien Coulaud, Julie Jesson, Naseeb Bolduc

и другие.

Community Mental Health Journal, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 59(2), С. 222 - 232

Опубликована: Июнь 28, 2022

Язык: Английский

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A user perspective on youth mental health services: Increasing help‐seeking behaviour requires addressing service preferences and attitudinal barriers DOI
Eline Wittevrongel, Roselinde Kessels,

Geert Everaert

и другие.

Early Intervention in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Июнь 9, 2024

Abstract Aim Although the incidence of mental health problems is highest in young people, majority do not seek help. Reducing discrepancy between need for care and access to services requires an understanding user perspective, which largely lacking. This study aimed examine preferences service attributes their relative importance among as well potential impact on actual help‐seeking intentions. Methods Youth aged 16–24 years ( N = 258) participated a discrete choice experiment. In addition choosing would suit needs most out two options nine sets, participants were asked whether they consult chosen case problems. Demographic information was also collected, current status, experience with perceived barriers care. Panel mixed logit models estimated. Results Young people's mostly driven by attribute ‘format’, preference individual rather than group therapy. Other attributes, order importance, ‘wait times’ (short), ‘cost’ (low), ‘healthcare professionals' expertise’ (particular working youth 12 25 years), ‘location’ (house city). However, people had indicated, mainly due attitudinal such wanting deal own (self‐reliance). Conclusions Addressing psychological should be priority policies. Furthermore, entry point services, particular, able provide option treatment.

Язык: Английский

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Children and adolescents’ mental health in pandemics and confinement: A scoping review of vulnerability factors and repercussions DOI
Marjorie Montreuil, Chantal Camden, Christine Genest

и другие.

Journal of Child Health Care, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown, С. 136749352311655 - 136749352311655

Опубликована: Май 5, 2023

Children and adolescents are a population at particular risk of experiencing adverse mental health repercussions related to pandemics. To understand vulnerability factors pandemics sanitary measures on children adolescents’ health, we performed scoping review examine synthesize literature. In total, 66 articles were included. Results present: (1) that increase (e.g., having pre-existing condition, social isolation, low socio-economic status, parental distress, overexposure media content) (2) specific anxiety, fear, depression, externalizing behaviors). Addressing concerns underlined in this could contribute preventing further negative for better prepare governments professionals address these highly challenging situations. Recommendations practice include enhancing healthcare professionals’ awareness about possible detrimental have assessing changes those with conditions, allocating funding telehealth research, providing greater support providers.

Язык: Английский

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