Positive Youth Development Program for Mental Health Promotion in College Campuses: Stakeholder Perspectives

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noufal Hameed ◽  
Seema Mehrotra ◽  
Pratima Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives

scholarly journals Positive youth development programs for mental health promotion in Indian youth: an underutilized pathway

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 3488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noufal Hameed ◽  
Seema Mehrotra
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Indian Literature ◽  
Google Search

There is an unprecedented growth in the young population worldwide and especially in India and mental health of youth is an area of growing concern. The scope of convergence of the fields of positive youth development and mental health promotion among youth is becoming evident in the recent times. The paper aims to provide a brief overview of the field of PYD research in India and come up with implications for utilizing this framework for youth mental health promotion. A rapid review was carried out to examine Indian research on positive youth development and its relevance for mental health promotion through youth engagement. Two sets of key words, ‘Positive youth development’ and ‘India’ were jointly used as search words. The search was carried out in the month of April 2017, using EBSCO and ProQuest and MedIND as the electronic databases, with no restriction in the time-period of the published studies. A supplementary search of titles using Google search engine was done with eight Indian journals and one database for the period from 2010 till date. The search indicated significant paucity of Indian literature on positive youth development. A total of 24 articles were identified. Nine studies were retained of which six were non-intervention and three were intervention studies. The review suggests that PYD programs and PYD based mental health promotion programs are in a nascent stage in India with a dearth of published literature on the same. Implications for youth mental health promotion are highlighted. 

scholarly journals Development of a Positive Youth Development Program: Promoting the Mental Health of Stressful Adolescents Using Principles of Problem Solving Therapy

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 397-405
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Joyce T.W. Chow
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Problem Solving Therapy ◽  
Youth Development Program

This paper outlines the proposal for the development, implementation, and evaluation of a positive youth development program that attempts to promote the mental health of stressful Chinese adolescents using principles of Problem Solving Therapy (PST). There are two general aims of PST: to help clients identify life difficulties and resolve them, as well as to teach them skills on how to deal with future problems. The proposed project will utilize the principles of PST as the guiding framework to run two mental health promotion courses for adolescents who are experiencing disturbing stressful responses and students who want to improve their stress management style. Both objective and subjective outcome evaluation strategies will be carried out to assess the effectiveness of the intervention to promote the psychological well-being in adolescents who are experiencing stress. A related sample proposal is described that can give social workers some insight on how to prepare a proposal for developing the Tier 2 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. (Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programs).

Implementation of a positive youth development program by class teachers in a Chinese context

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-280
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Daniel W.M. Lung ◽  
Yammy L.Y. Chak
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Chinese Context ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
The People ◽  
Study Results

Abstract This paper reports the findings of a case study in which a curriculum-based positive youth development program (Project P.A.T.H.S.) was implemented by the class teachers in a school. School-related factors which contributed to the success of program implementation were identified in the study. Results showed that factors facilitating the program implementation were closely related to the “5Ps” model (i.e., program, people, process, policy and place). While all the above factors contributed to the success of program implementation, the “people” factor was identified as the most crucial factor. Overall, both the students and program implementers perceived the program to be effective in promoting holistic development in the program participants.

REACH Harlem: young urban boys’ experiences in an after-school PA positive youth development program

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Risto Marttinen ◽  
Kelly Johnston ◽  
Sharon Phillips ◽  
Ray N. Fredrick ◽  
Brianna Meza
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
After School ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Urban Boys

The Use of Participatory Action Research to Create a Positive Youth Development Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 2-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Hamby ◽  
Meghan Pierce ◽  
Kim Daniloski ◽  
David Brinberg
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Marketing Approach

A positive youth development program focusing on HIV prevention, alcohol abuse prevention, conflict resolution skills, and managing peer pressure was developed and implemented in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Participatory action research methods were combined with a social marketing approach to generate and implement a narrative-based curriculum. A posttest-only control group field experiment was used to evaluate the impact of a classroom intervention on adolescents' knowledge and attitudes related to the topics covered. The narrative-based curriculum was more effective than the standard, government-endorsed curriculum in increasing knowledge and changing attitudes toward sexual behavior and conflict resolution. The implications of implementing a narrative-based curriculum using a social marketing approach are discussed.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Positive Youth Development Program for Secondary Students in Macau

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew L. Luk ◽  
K. M. Leong ◽  
Annah M. L. Au
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Students ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Youth Development Program ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Tier 1 ◽  
Outcome Evaluations ◽  
Objective Outcome

A well-tested comprehensive Chinese positive youth development program (Project P.A.T.H.S.) developed in Hong Kong has been modified and adapted for use in Macau. This program aims to help adolescent school children develop positively and to be better prepared for their future. The present study investigated the effectiveness of the Tier 1 Program of “P.A.T.H.S.” for Secondary 2 students of two pilot schools. Since there were “repeating” and “transferring” students joining the program, the effectiveness of the program on these particular groups of participants was also examined. The subjective outcome evaluations including participants' perceptions of the program, program instructors, benefits from the program, and overall satisfaction were positive. Although the longitudinal data from the objective outcome evaluation did not show any notable improvement, the overall effect of the program was found to be positive to the new comers in the junior secondary years. The existing evaluation findings suggest that the Secondary 2 program is especially effective to those newly joining the program. In view of the paucity of youth studies in Macau, the present study can contribute to evidence-based youth work and provide baseline data for the program to be evaluated in the Secondary 3 periods in the future.

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