Improving Digital Mental Health Services With and for National Minority, Indigenous, and Refugee Youth in Norway: The <i>InvolveMENT</i> Multiphase Mixed Methods Research Project Protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Worldwide, minority youth receive culturally sensitive mental health services less often than the majority peer population. In Norway, limited research exists on the mental health and service use among youth from national minority (Forrest Finns, Kven or Norwegian Finns, Jews, Roma, and Romani), Indigenous (Sámi), and refugee backgrounds. Although the Norwegian government provides a public communication channel for youth, including mental health information and support, digital services have not been adapted to meet the needs of these groups. There is currently no research to determine the use, acceptability, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of these services for these youth.

Objective

The main aim of the InvolveMENT project is to improve the mental h

SUBMITTER: Viksveen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12736645 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature