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A student manual for promoting mental health among high school students
Antonella Gigantesco1, Debora Del Re, Isabella Cascavilla
1Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia, Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. antonella.gigantesco@iss.it
Objectives:
We describe a school program based on a student manual for promoting mental health and preventing mental illness.
Methods:
A preliminary version of the manual was assessed for face validity by two focus groups. The final version was evaluated for acceptability among 253 students in 10 high schools and 1 middle school in Italy.
Results:
The manual included 18 chapters (or "units") which address skills for enabling students to cope with their daily lives: communication skills, problem-solving, assertive skills, negotiation, stress management, anger management and conflict resolution. The manual was found to have been acceptable by high school students.
Conclusions:
The effectiveness of the manual in actually promoting mental health and preventing mental illness is currently being evaluated.
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