Improving children and adolescents' quality of life, personal growth, well-being, and safety through health-behavioral education: a pre-post intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hong Kong children and adolescents are living with alarming deterioration of mental health and escalating risks of violence and self-harm. Self-value, Empower, Educate, and Protect from Dangers (SEED) health-behavioral education provided to children, caregivers, and care service providers by Be Priceless is the only Hong Kong program that integrates safety with mental, physical, and social well-being.

Methods

526 children aged 6 to 17 years were recruited into a pre-post intervention study from May 2021 to September 2024. The impact of our SEED health education intervention was evaluated on four outcome measures: health-related quality of life, emotional regulation, well-being/resilience, and safety.

Results

Relative to pre-course baseline, all four measu

SUBMITTER: Leung C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12043601 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature