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Implementing a community bullying awareness intervention in an adolescent psychiatric unit: a feasibility study
Leilanie Marie Ayala1, Jichuan Wang2, Stephanie Anderson3
1Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, Children's National Health System, Northwest, Washington, DC; UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Los Angeles, CA.
Problem:
Adolescents with a mental health diagnosis are at risk of involvement in bullying. We tested the feasibility of a bullying awareness group intervention in an established inpatient psychiatric unit milieu.
Methods:
Adolescents admitted to an urban inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit were eligible to attend two sequential 1-hour Bullying Awareness intervention group sessions. Data were collected before the first session (T1), post-both sessions (T2), and following discharge from the unit (T3).
Findings:
A total of 65 adolescents were enrolled; most were female (66.2%), African-American (60%), and in grades 10 to 12 (57%). Intervention feasibility was achieved as >80% of participants completed all components of the intervention and 100% completed all study questionnaires at T1 and T2. Feasibility of the follow-up (T3) was not achieved. Bullying knowledge scores improved significantly from T1 to T2.
Conclusions:
The intervention is feasible to implement in an inpatient adolescent psychiatry unit and can improve adolescents' bullying knowledge.
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