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J H Coverdale1, J Battaglia, C P Bushong
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Psychiatry residents educated adolescents on mental health topics in schools. Adolescents showed positive engagement, focusing on drugs, depression, suicide, and family issues, indicating a need for such programs.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Adolescent Mental Health
- Public Health Education
Background:
- Adolescents face significant mental health challenges.
- School-based programs can effectively deliver mental health education.
- Psychiatry residents can contribute to community mental health initiatives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a school-based mental health education program for adolescents.
- To evaluate adolescent response to the program.
- To assess the benefits of the program for psychiatry residents.
Main Methods:
- A school-based program where psychiatry residents educated adolescents.
- Topics included drugs, depression, suicide, and family problems.
- Program feedback was collected from adolescents and residents.
Main Results:
- Adolescents responded positively to the educational program.
- Key concerns identified by adolescents were drugs, depression, suicide, and family issues.
- Psychiatry residents found the experience valuable for learning agency consultation and secondary prevention.
Conclusions:
- School-based mental health education programs delivered by psychiatry residents are well-received by adolescents.
- These programs address critical adolescent mental health concerns.
- The program offers valuable training for residents in public health and prevention.
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