A community-based approach to identifying and prioritising young people's mental health needs in their local communities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identifying locally relevant and agreed-upon priorities for improving young people's mental health, aligned with social and environmental factors, is essential for benefiting target communities. This paper describes a participatory approach to engage young people and professionals in identifying such priorities, whilst considering the social determinants related to them.

Methods

We utilised a community-based participatory approach to support young people and professionals in identifying, reviewing, refining, and prioritising, locally relevant opportunity areas that are crucial for understanding and addressing social determinants of young people's mental health. We adopted a flexible five-stage process, which enabled greater reflection and adaptation in response to

SUBMITTER: Santana de Lima E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10666450 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature