Exploring arts-based interventions for youth substance use prevention: a scoping review of literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is a rise in problematic substance use among Canadian youth, which is precipitating a public health crisis. Interventions are needed to empower youth to mitigate substance use risks. Active youth involvement in substance use prevention is urgently needed to increase uptake and ownership of the process and outcome of the intervention. Arts-based interventions are ideal participatory action approaches that can empower young people to be active agents in substance use prevention. These approaches can help promote health, reduce harm, and change behaviours. Scoping reviews are a vital tool that can help the research team identify relevant interventions that can be adapted to a community.

Methods

This scoping review explores various arts-based substance use pre

SUBMITTER: Maina G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9724351 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature