The Impact of Community Mental Health Programs for Australian Youth: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Australia has undergone significant youth mental health reform over the past 10 years, leading to numerous studies examining the effects of community-based mental health care programs for Australian youth. However, no synthesis of this literature currently exists. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to: (1) describe the types of community-based mental health programs that have been delivered to Australian youth in the past 10 years; and (2) examine their impact in improving young people's mental health symptomology and psychosocial functioning. A systematic search of the peer-reviewed literature was conducted. Studies were included if they evaluated the extent to which such programs improved mental health symptomology (e.g., depression, anxiety, substance use) and/or psychosocial outco

SUBMITTER: Savaglio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8853061 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature