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Right here: literature review summary version: young people aged 16 to 25: the promotion of mental health and well-being and the early intervention in mental health problems
- Author:
- GARCIA Ines
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation; Paul Hamlyn Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 16p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper summarises a review of the literature on promoting young people’s mental health and early intervention in mental health problems. The literature search was wide ranging but focused on UK research in the last five years. The authors begin by looking at how mental health and its problems are defined, the numbers of young people experiencing problems and the potential impacts of poor mental health. Risk and protective factors are discussed alongside strategies to promote mental health and resilience. Perceptions of mental health and stigma and discrimination are explored and the evidence regarding how best to tackle these issues reviewed. The paper also looks at the importance of, challenges to, and the impact of meaningful young person participation in developing new projects, programmes and services. The review concludes that: mental health is more than the absence of mental health problems, increased focus on mental health is needed; early intervention in detecting and treating problems is essential, as is promoting mental health; strategic frameworks promoting mental health and resilience need to strengthen both individuals and communities, and reduce barriers; fully-evaluated action plans that promote the mental health and resilience during times of transition are needed; action plans to tackle stigma and discrimination are crucial; and all organisations need to ensure meaningful young people’s participation.
Right here: literature review: young people aged 16 to 25: the promotion of mental health and well-being and the early intervention in mental health problems
- Author:
- GARCIA Ines
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation; Paul Hamlyn Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 42p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This review examines the literature on promoting young people’s mental health and early intervention in mental health problems. The literature search was wide ranging but focused on UK research in the last five years. The authors begin by looking at how mental health and its problems are defined, the numbers of young people experiencing problems and the potential impacts of poor mental health. Risk and protective factors are discussed alongside strategies to promote mental health and resilience. Perceptions of mental health and stigma and discrimination are explored and the evidence regarding how best to tackle these issues reviewed. The paper also looks at the importance of, challenges to, and the impact of meaningful young person participation in developing new projects, programmes and services. The review concludes that: mental health is more than the absence of mental health problems, increased focus on mental health is needed; early intervention in detecting and treating problems is essential, as is promoting mental health; strategic frameworks promoting mental health and resilience need to strengthen both individuals and communities, and reduce barriers; fully-evaluated action plans that promote the mental health and resilience during times of transition are needed; action plans to tackle stigma and discrimination are crucial; and all organisations need to ensure meaningful young people's participation. Appendices provide examples of interventions.