Equipping youth for meaningful policy engagement: an environmental scan.
Health Promot Int
; 35(4): 852-865, 2020 Aug 01.
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ABSTRACT
To better address the mental health and substance use crises facing youth globally, a comprehensive approach, inclusive of mental health promotion is needed. A key component of mental health promotion is policy intervention to address the social and structural determinants of health. Importantly, youth should be engaged in these efforts to maximize relevancy and impact. Yet, while there is growing interest in the inclusion of youth in the policymaking process, there is a paucity of guidance on how to do this well. This environmental scan reports findings from a comprehensive search of academic and grey literature that was conducted using the electronic databases CINAHL, ERIC, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, and Google. Search terms included variations of 'youth*', 'educat*', 'engage*', 'policy' and 'policy training'. Thirteen English language training programmes met inclusion criteria. Analysis identified marked differences in programme philosophy and focus by geographic region and highlights the need for enhanced evaluation and impact measurement moving forward. This paper makes a needed contribution to the evidence-base guiding this key mental health promotion strategy, which holds the potential to address critical gaps in approaches to youth mental health and substance use.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Política Pública
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Saúde Mental
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Promoção da Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article