scholarly journals Health and Lifestyle, Safety, Relationship and Personality Factors Influence Gender, Sex and Sexuality Issues among Youth—A Case Record Analysis from Youth Mental Health Promotion Clinics in Karnataka, India

Sexes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-494
Author(s):  
Pradeep Banandur ◽  
Swati Shahane ◽  
Sathya Velu ◽  
Sathrajith Bhargav ◽  
Aditi Thakkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Case Record ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Sex And Sexuality

Promoting positive identity and seeking early support for gender, sex and sexuality (GSS) issues among youth is vital. Understanding and addressing factors associated withGSS among them is critical. We assessed four-year case records (January 2017–December 2020) of all first visit youth mental health promotion clinic (YMHPC) clients (15–35 years) for factors associated with GSS issues in Karnataka. Overall, prevalence of GSS issues was 1.8% (189/10,340). Increased risk of GSS issues was observed among clients reporting suicidality (AOR = 4.27, 95% CI = 2.70–6.74) and relationship issues (AOR = 3.63, 95% CI = 2.36–5.57), followed by issues of safety (AOR = 2.56, 95% CI = 1.72–3.81), personality (AOR = 2.48, 95% CI = 1.60–3.85), health and lifestyle (AOR = 2.27, 95% CI = 1.77–4.19), smokers (AOR = 2.30, 95% CI = 1.24–4.27), and those who felt depressed (AOR = 2.10, 95% CI = 1.43–3.09) and worthless (AOR = 2.08, 95% CI = 1.28–3.39). Clients aged 21–25 years (AOR = 1.80,95% CI = 1.27–2.54), male (AOR = 1.72, 95% CI = 1.20–2.46) and who had been married (AOR = 2.32, 95% CI = 1.51–3.57) had a higher risk of GSS issues than those aged 15–20 years and other counterparts, respectively. Clients who drank alcohol (AOR = 0.49, 95% CI = 0.30–0.81) had reduced risk of GSS issues. The findings re-iterate the importance of early recognition of factors (essential precursors) of GSS issues among youth. The study highlights the importance of promoting awareness and improving primordial prevention of possible GSS issues in later life. This study has important implications on youth mental health promotion programs, especially in countries like India.

scholarly journals Personal and Job Factors Associated with Teachers’ Active Listening and Active Empathic Listening

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Ntina Kourmousi ◽  
Kalliope Kounenou ◽  
Vasiliki Yotsidi ◽  
Vasiliki Xythali ◽  
Kyriakoula Merakou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Active Listening ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Empathic Listening

Active listening is important for effective interpersonal communication, a prerequisite for successful teaching. The presented cross-sectional study examined personal and work factors associated to active listening in 3.995 Greek schools’ educators of all teaching levels and specialties. The study questionnaire posted on official and main teachers’ portals included personal and working data items, the Active Empathic Listening Scale (AELS), and the Active Listening Attitude Scale (ALAS). Multiple linear regression was used to identify independently associated factors with AELS and ALAS dimensions, and standardized regression coefficients were performed to measure the effect of independent variables. Regarding AELS, gender had the greatest effect on the Sensing subscale, followed by age and mental health promotion training. Years of teaching had the greatest effect on Processing subscale, followed by higher studies. Gender had the greatest effect on Responding subscale, followed by age, higher studies, and mental health promotion training. Concerning ALAS, mental health promotion training and support from colleagues had the greatest effect on Listening attitude subscale, gender and mental health promotion training had the greatest effect on Listening skill subscale, and gender, age, and years of teaching had the greatest effect on Conversation opportunity subscale. The identification of enhancing factors like training in mental health promotion could significantly contribute in designing training that can simultaneously benefit teachers’ skills and students’ psychosocial well-being.

Evaluation of a professional development experience designed to equip school support staff with skills to facilitate youth mental health promotion

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 408-420
Author(s):  
Margaret McAllister ◽  
Bruce Allen Knight ◽  
Christine Handley ◽  
Cath Withyman ◽  
Jessica Dawkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
School Support ◽  
Development Experience

scholarly journals Factors affecting beneficiary attendance in a community youth mental health promotion program in Karnataka, India.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradeep Banandur ◽  
Lavanya Garady ◽  
Mutharaju Arelingaiah ◽  
Gururaj Gopalkrishna ◽  
Jyoti M Koujageri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Percentage Increase ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Promotion Program

Abstract Background: Yuva Spandana is a unique community based Youth Mental Health Promotion program implemented across Karnataka. This program provides mental health promotion services like guidance and referral services for any issues related to youth. These services are provided through Youth Guidance centres established within every district stadium across Karnataka. We assessed factors affecting beneficiary attendance to these guidance centres across Karnataka. Methods: A conceptual framework was developed to understand the factors affecting beneficiary attendance through stakeholder consultation. First time beneficiaries attending guidance centres between 1st January 2017 and 31st December 2018 across 30 districts of Karnataka were considered study subjects. Requisite data were drawn from the computerized management information system (CMIS) specifically developed for the program. Multivariate Linear Regression was performed with factors affecting beneficiary attendance as outcome and a host of hypothesized variables within the conceptual framework as potential exposures that contribute towards beneficiary attendance. All variables significantly associated with outcome (p<0.10) in univariate and which changed the β-coefficient of atleast one preceding variable by 10% was retained in the multivariate model. Results: For every sensitization program where more than one issue was addressed, the beneficiary attendance increased by 84% (β =0.84; 95% CI=0.53-1.15). Reaching out to parent beneficiaries through sensitisation programs, increased beneficiary attendance at YSK by 79% (β =0.79; 95% CI=0.20-1.37). Referring clients to resource mapped organisations, significantly increased beneficiary attendance by 81% (β =0.81; 95% CI=0.34-1.28). For every percentage increase in reminder calls made to probable beneficiaries who sought support following a sensitization programme, beneficiary attendance increased by 2.18 times (β =2.18; 95% CI=0.52-3.83). Availability of internet connectivity at these guidance centres in 2017, increased beneficiary attendance by 18 times (β =18.00; 95% CI=5.86-30.13). Conclusions: This study provides important inputs towards increasing beneficiary attendance towards large scale youth mental health promotion programs. Addressing more than one issue during sensitisation programs among beneficiaries; conducting sensitization programs among parent groups; making reminder calls to beneficiaries who requested support through feedback forms to fix appointment at guidance centres; providing referrals to beneficiaries to seek services at resource mapped individuals/organizations and ensuring availability of internet in guidance centres increases beneficiary attendance.

scholarly journals The contradictions between Canadian capitalist processes and youth mental health: implications for mental health promotion

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shari Laliberte ◽  
Colleen Varcoe
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Young People ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Access To Resources ◽  
The Individual

Abstract Understanding how socio-economic processes inter-relate with young people’s mental health is important to inform the development of responsive mental health promotion initiatives. Thirty diverse Canadian young people were engaged within a process of social praxis, underpinned by a historical-dialectical ontological perspective, to explore the inter-relation among socio-economic processes and youth mental health and implications for mental health promotion initiatives. Findings show several inter-related contradictory processes within two overarching contradictory dynamics that Canadian youth are navigating as they seek to realize their mental health needs. The first overarching contradictory dynamic is between monetized, private, individualistic, profit-oriented economic processes and young people’s need for resources, freedom and time, and inclusive social spaces to enable their mental health needs. Participants’ descriptions of their approaches to seeking to realize their mental health needs in this context reflects a second inter-related overarching contradiction between communal and individual approaches to enabling young people’s mental health needs. In this context, young people are oriented inward to meet their mental health needs at the individual and inter-personal level, despite the crucial role of socio-economic processes to enabling their mental health needs. Despite varied access to resources, all participants struggled to balance meeting their mental health needs. Implications of these findings entail the need to focus on promoting synergistic relations among young people and socio-economic processes whereby enabling universal access to resources for young people’s survival, physical health and comfort is foundational to multi-level mental health promotion initiatives.

scholarly journals Assessing the impacts of the Agenda Gap intervention for youth mental health promotion through policy engagement: A study protocol

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Jenkins ◽  
Rebecca Haines-Saah ◽  
Liza McGuinness ◽  
Saima Hirani ◽  
Noah Boakye-Yiadom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
The Social

Abstract Background: Mental health challenges are a leading health concern for youth globally, requiring a comprehensive approach incorporating promotion, prevention and treatment within a healthy public policy framework. However, the broad enactment of this vision has yet to be realized. Further, mental health promotion evidence specific to youth is still emerging and has not yet focused at a policy level. This is a critical gap, as policy is a key mental health promotion lever that can alter the social and structural conditions that contribute to shaping youth mental health outcomes for all youth, across the full spectrum of need. Responsive to this research and intervention priority, our prototype study intervention – the Agenda Gap – is comprised of an innovative, multi-media engagement intervention, developed in collaboration with youth. This intervention aims to equip youth and build capacity for them to lead meaningful policy change reflective of the mental health needs of diverse communities of youth, including those who experience structural vulnerability and who would not typically have had their voice represented in policymaking processes. Methods: This study will use a multiple case study design and mixed methods grounded in a realist approach and will be conducted in three sites across two Canadian provinces (British Columbia and Alberta). In an earlier phase of this research, we collaboratively designed the prototype intervention with youth, community and policy partners. In this phase of the study, the intervention will be implemented and further tested with new groups of youth collaborators (n=10-15/site). Outcome data will be collected through realist qualitative interviews, validated questionnaires (i.e., Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-12), General Self-Efficacy (GSE) Scale, and the Critical Consiousness Scale (CCS)) and additional survey items developed by our study team. Analysis will focus on identification of key context-mechanism-outcome configurations to provide comprehensive insights into how this intervention works, for whom, and in what context. Discussion: This study is unique in its “upstream” focus on youth-engaged policymaking as a tool for improving the social and structural conditions that influence youth mental health across socioecological levels. Through the implementation and testing of the Agenda Gap intervention with diverse youth, this study will contribute to the evidence base on youth-engaged policymaking as a novel and innovative, mental health promotion strategy.

Youth Mental Health Promotion in the Hunter Region

2000 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor Waring ◽  
Trevor Hazell ◽  
Philip Hazell ◽  
Jane Adams
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
University Curriculum ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
National University ◽  
Hunter Region ◽  
Regional Australia

Objective: To describe the work of the Hunter Institute of Mental Health, with special emphasis on its role in mental health promotion and prevention with adolescents. Method and Results: The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion is used as a framework to describe the varied functions of this organisation. Four youth mental health promotion programs are given as examples of the Institute's work. Results of preliminary evaluation of the Youth Suicide Prevention — National University Curriculum Project are provided. Conclusion: The Hunter Institute of Mental Health, a self-funding unit of the Hunter Area Health Service, provides innovative health promotion programs as part of its role as a provider of mental health education and training. The model may be particularly applicable to mental health services in regional Australia.

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