scholarly journals ‘Connecting with Young Men’: The Impact of Training in Ireland.

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. e24-e35
Author(s):  
Paula Carroll ◽  
Noel Richardson ◽  
Billy Grace
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Youth Workers ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
The Impact

‘Connecting with Young Men’, Unit 6 in ENGAGE, Ireland’s National Men’s Health Training programme was developed to support service providers to engage young in mental health and related services. This study evaluated the impact of Unit 6 on front line service providers’ knowledge, skills, capacity, and practice pre and immediately post-training via questionnaire (n=206). At 1-month post-training interviews were conducted with youth workers (n=11), SPHE (social and emotional health curriculum) teachers (n=3), and sports personnel (n=3) (12-40 mins) to explore their experience of the training and its impact on practice. Overall, feedback regarding training satisfaction was largely positive (8.43±1.43/10). Participants self-reported level of knowledge (p=0.000), skills (p=0.000), capacity to engage (p<0.003) and identify priorities for young men (p<0.001), and success at convincing other service providers within (p<0.001) and beyond (p<0.000) their organization to prioritize engaging young men increased immediately post-training. Nota-bly, 57.3% of service providers said that they would integrate the training into their work practice. Critical components of Unit 6 included (a) the focus on understanding gender as a dynamic construct, (b) the use of experiential and interactive sessions, and (c) the integration of ongoing reflective practice. The provi-sion of more practical tips on ‘how’ to initiate and build relationships with young men as well as including young men’s voices would strengthen the training. Unit 6 has been effective in building capacity among service providers to engage young men. While assessing the longer-term impact of the training on practice is recommended, these findings have implications for those who wish to develop gender-sensitive services for young men elsewhere.

scholarly journals An African Rural Internet Network, and its interactions with Academics

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gertjan Van Stam ◽  
Darelle Van Greunen
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Telecommunications Infrastructure ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Telecommunications Network ◽  
High Level ◽  
Rural Zambia ◽  
The Impact

Creating ICT access in the rural areas of Africa is a complex challenge. In these areas, telecommunications infrastructure is provided at a very high cost that may not be justified by the resulting use and effects of the telecommunications network. Affordable access to ICTs in rural areas can be frustrated at the supply as well as the demand end of the service-provision chain. To supply ICTs and related services in rural areas, the main challenge is the high level of capital and operating expenditures incurred by service providers. On the demand side, rural adoption of ICTs in developing countries is curtailed by low availability of complementary public services, such as electricity and education, and by the relative scarcity of locally relevant content. This paper highlight the various aspects of the challenges of setting up a First Mile project in rural Zambia. It takes a rather unique angle in that it introduces the perspectives on the value of academic interventions in a manner that not only addresses some of the complex issues but also accommodates cultural adjustment. The paper introduces the rural internet project in Macha, rural Zambia and demonstrates the impact of such an initiative on setting up not only connectivity in a rural community but also dealing with the challenges that come with this.

Widespread closure of HIV prevention and care services places youth at higher risk during the COVID-19 epidemic (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Stephenson ◽  
Alison Walsh ◽  
Tanaka Chavanduka ◽  
Gregory Sallabank ◽  
Keith Horvath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Hiv Service Providers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Youth Friendly

BACKGROUND Central to measuring the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on HIV is understanding the role of loss of access to essential HIV prevention and care services created by clinic and community-based organization closures. OBJECTIVE In this paper, we use data from a large, randomized controlled trial for adolescent GBMSM aged 13-18 to map HIV prevention services in four corridors of the US heavily impacted by HIV METHODS We identified and mapped LGBTQ+ friendly services offering at least one of the following HIV-related services: HIV testing; STI testing, PrEP/PEP; HIV treatment and care; other HIV-related services in 109 counties across four major interstate corridors heavily affected by HIV (US Census regions: Pacific (San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA; 14 counties); South-Atlantic (Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA; 57 counties). RESULTS There were a total of 831 LGBTQ+ youth-friendly HIV service providers across the 109 counties. There was a range of LGBTQ+ youth-friendly HIV-service provider availability across counties (range: 0-14.33 per 10,000 youth aged 13-24 (IQR: 2.13), median: 1.09); 9 (8.26%) analyzed counties did not have any LGBTQ+ youth-friendly HIV service providers. The Pearson correlation coefficient for the correlation between county HIV prevalence and LGBTQ+ youth-friendly HIV service provider density was 0.16 (p=0.09), suggesting only a small, non-statistically significant linear relationship between a county’s available LGBTQ+ youth-friendly HIV service providers and their HIV burden. CONCLUSIONS As the COVID-19 epidemic continues, we must find novel, affordable ways to continue to provide sexual health, mental health and support services to LGBTQ+ youth. CLINICALTRIAL NA

scholarly journals A Theoretically Grounded Exploration of the Social and Emotional Outcomes of Transition to Secondary School

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey K. Waters ◽  
Leanne Lester ◽  
Elizabeth Wenden ◽  
Donna Cross
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
First Year ◽  
School Students ◽  
Student Sample ◽  
New School ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
The Impact

Adolescent development involves a complex interplay between genetics, biology, and social and emotional relationships within multiple contexts of home, school and the broader community. The transition from primary to secondary school, coupled with the onset of puberty, can therefore be a difficult period for young people to negotiate at a critical period of their developmental pathway. Using a social ecological perspective, this article examines the impact of the transition experience on adolescent social and emotional health, both immediately following transition to secondary school and at the end of the first year in this new school environment. This 1-year prospective study involving 1,500 Australian Grade 8 secondary school students found that 31% of students in the sample experienced a ‘difficult’ or ‘somewhat difficult’ transition to their new school. This third of the student sample were consequently more likely to experience poorer social and emotional health, including higher levels of depression and anxiety at the end of their first year of secondary school, while controlling for these variables at the time of transition. A central message from this work exemplifies the urgent need for a longitudinal intervention trial to develop best practice guidelines for activities that help ameliorate the negative impact a change in education context can create for adolescents negotiating a rapid metamorphosis from childhood to adulthood.

scholarly journals Widespread closure of HIV prevention and care services places youth at higher risk during the COVID-19 pandemic

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0249740
Author(s):  
Rob Stephenson ◽  
Alison R. Walsh ◽  
Tanaka M. D. Chavanduka ◽  
Gregory Sallabank ◽  
Keith J. Horvath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Prevention ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Care Services ◽  
South Central ◽  
Hiv Service Providers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Youth Friendly

Background Central to measuring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV is understanding the role of loss of access to essential HIV prevention and care services created by clinic and community-based organization closures. In this paper, we use a comprehensive list of HIV prevention services in four corridors of the US heavily impacted by HIV, developed as part of a large RCT, to illustrate the potential impact of service closure on LGBTQ+ youth. Methods We identified and mapped LGBTQ+ friendly services offering at least one of the following HIV-related services: HIV testing; STI testing; PrEP/PEP; HIV treatment and care; and other HIV-related services in 109 counties across four major interstate corridors heavily affected by HIV US Census regions: Pacific (San Francisco, CA to San Diego, CA); South-Atlantic (Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA); East-North-Central (Chicago, IL to Detroit, MI); and East-South-Central (Memphis, TN to New Orleans, LA). Results There were a total of 831 LGBTQ+ youth-friendly HIV service providers across the 109 counties. There was a range of LGBTQ+ youth-friendly HIV-service provider availability across counties (range: 0–14.33 per 10,000 youth aged 13–24 (IQR: 2.13), median: 1.09); 9 (8.26%) analyzed counties did not have any LGBTQ+ youth-friendly HIV service providers. The Pearson correlation coefficient for the correlation between county HIV prevalence and LGBTQ+ youth-friendly HIV service provider density was 0.16 (p = 0.09), suggesting only a small, non-statistically significant linear relationship between a county’s available LGBTQ+ youth-friendly HIV service providers and their HIV burden. Conclusions As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we must find novel, affordable ways to continue to provide sexual health, mental health and other support services to LGBTQ+ youth.

A Training Programme for Homemakers

1980 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Carey Drake-Brockman ◽  
Elizabeth Constable ◽  
Alison Ward
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Health ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Teaching Role ◽  
The Family ◽  
Nursing Aide ◽  
Canadian Council

The term Homemaker has been used to describe roles which range from a friendly visitor, to a teaching role, to that of a domestic or nursing aide (Canadian Council of Social Development, 1971). To avoid any confusion the Homemakers referred to in this article are essentially support workers with a teaching orientation. Their role is to prevent breakdown in the family unit by acting as a resource to the parent in a range of problem areas, but with a specific focus on child rearing. They aim to protect, restore or improve family functioning in the area of physical, social and emotional health. In some situations they may perform practical tasks to help improve the quality of life in the home, but generally their main task is to assist the parent to acquire the necessary skills.

scholarly journals The views of the elderly on the impact that HIV and AIDS has on their lives in the Thulamela Municipality, Vhembe District, Limpopo province

Curationis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vhudivhusi J. Singo ◽  
Rachel T. Lebese ◽  
Thelma X. Maluleke ◽  
Livhuwani H. Nemathaga
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Impact

Background: HIV and AIDS have a devastating impact on the lives of elderly people, particularly so because they are often expected to take care of their terminally ill children and assume the responsibility of looking after children orphaned by AIDS - in most cases with very little resources.Objectives: The study sought to achieve to describe the views of elderly people regarding the impact of HIV and AIDS on their lives, to determine the challenges that elderly people living with HIV or AIDS (EPLWHA) face in their daily lives, and to gain a sense of the coping strategies they use to overcome the obstacles they face in relation to HIV and AIDS. Ethical issues, such as permission to conduct the study, informed consent, confidentiality and anonymity, withdrawal of participation and measure to ensure trustworthiness, were ensured.Design: This was a qualitative, explorative, descriptive study. Participants were interviewedusing an interview guide. Information provided by the participants was captured on a taperecorder and analysed using open coding, and thereafter collated into themes, categories andsub-themes.Results: The study findings revealed that HIV and AIDS have serious negative impacts on the lives of elderly people, particularly those living in poverty. The following key areas in relationto EPLWHA were established: psychological or emotional health, as well as household and socio-economic burdens. Considering the role that elderly people play in the community in so far as HIV and AIDS are concerned, primary health promotion and social welfare programmes should be directed at educating all elderly people and their service providers on how to cope with the health and social problems related to HIV and AIDS.

Increasing Trauma-Informed Awareness and Practices in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Kristen Doughty
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Academic Goals ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
The Impact

Traumatic experiences across the lifespan impact an individual's physical, social and emotional health, and cognitive development. The effects of childhood trauma carry into the educational environment and impact the functions necessary to learn and achieve academic goals. There is an increased focus on trauma informed initiatives in various public and healthcare sectors, but these initiatives are lacking in higher education. A foundational understanding of trauma and trauma informed educational practices is necessary in supporting students. This chapter provides an overview of the impact of trauma, what it means to be trauma informed, and outlines trauma informed educational strategies.

scholarly journals Stay Put; Remain Local; Go Elsewhere: Three Strategies of Women's Domestic Violence Help Seeking

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet C. Bowstead ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Service Access ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Funding Programme ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Location Strategies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dynamic Interplay

In published domestic violence strategies, there is a tendency to focus on service provision and service responses in each administrative location; rather than recognising the extent to which women and children move through places due to domestic abuse. Whilst a woman’s help-seeking may be local—if she has the information and resources, and judges it possible to do so—such help-seeking whilst staying put is only one of many strategies tried by women experiencing domestic violence. Women’s strategies are often under-recognised and under-respected by the very service providers which should be expected to be supporting women’s recovery from abuse. This article uses administrative data (monitoring records), which were collected as part of a funding programme, to provide evidence of women’s domestic violence help-seeking involving these types of housing-related services in England. More than 180,000 cases of service access over eight years provide evidence of women’s three help-seeking strategies in terms of place: Staying Put, Remaining Local, and Going Elsewhere; and the distinctive patterns of service involvement and responses to these strategies. Service providers typically attempt to assess women’s levels of “risk” and “need;” however, such snapshot assessments in terms of time and place can fail to address the dynamic interplay between women’s location strategies and their needs for safety, wellbeing, and resettlement. In contrast, viewing the system from the perspective of what women do provides important insights into leaving abuse as a process—not an event—and highlights the impact of different types of services which help or hinder women’s own strategies.

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