Adolescents' experiences of a whole-school preventive intervention addressing mental health and nonsuicidal self-injury: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Programs for mental health promotion and prevention of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in schools have gained increased focus during the last decades, but less is known about adolescents' experiences of such interventions.

Methods

A whole-school preventive intervention targeting mental health and NSSI was delivered to six secondary schools. Adolescents participated in the Youth Aware of Mental Health program combined with an NSSI-focused psychoeducation module. Caregivers and teachers were given online psychoeducation on NSSI, and school health care staff were given a workshop on self-injury. Eleven group interviews (n = 65 participants) were conducted with adolescents (ages 13-15 years, 65% females) exploring participant experiences. Interviews were analyzed using

SUBMITTER: Aspeqvist E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11610215 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature