Leveraging integrated youth services for social prescribing: a case study of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario. / La prescription sociale dans le contexte des services intégrés pour la jeunesse : une étude de cas sur les Carrefours bien-être pour les jeunes de l'Ontario.
Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can
; 44(9): 358-366, 2024 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-39264759
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Integrated youth services (IYS) presents a unique opportunity to adopt social prescribing (SP) strategies within the IYS service model by developing and leveraging a highly connected multidisciplinary network of clinical and community-based service providers to tackle health inequities and enhance service access and outcomes for youth. This paper outlines a case study of Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO), Canada, a collective of youth-serving organizations integrated and networked, and operating as a learning health system implementing SP services. The main study objective was to document how YWHO hubs engage in social prescribing through service provision.METHODS:
We adopted an embedded case study approach. Data were collected from youth (n = 6361) aged between 12 and 25 years who were seeking services at a YWHO hub. Descriptive analyses, including frequencies across categories, were generated from service data, including reason for visit, needs addressed and service provided.RESULTS:
A comparative analysis of services requested and provided found that youth across visits to YWHO hubs were engaging with multiple services and service providers, with a wide range of health, mental health and social support needs being addressed.CONCLUSION:
YWHO implements SP services that aim to improve mental health resilience by supporting the vocational, educational and socialization needs of young people accessing IYS through YWHO hubs.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Apoio Social
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
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Fr
Revista:
Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá
País de publicação:
Canadá