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A qualitative study exploring adolescents' perspective about Mental Health First Aid Training Programmes promoted by nurses in upper secondary schools
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Mental Health First Aid Training Programmes are educational interventions that
aim to disseminate basic first aid skills in the community. Adolescents in the context of their
secondary school education are a particularly appropriate population for literacy promotion
interventions. This study explores adolescents’ perspectives on Mental Health First Aid Training
Programmes promoted by nurses in Portuguese upper secondary schools. A qualitative and
exploratory study was conducted. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 12
adolescents who participated voluntarily and with the consent of their parents. Data were
analysed using content analysis. Fourteen themes were identified around three main areas: (i)
Relevance of training programmes, (ii) Content of training programmes and (iii) Intervention
methods of training programmes. The results obtained indicate that adolescents consider Mental
Health First Aid Training Programmes in school relevant and necessary. Adolescents identified the
content they deemed most appropriate and how it could be taught. These results can guide the
development of training programmes. Nurses should take the lead in implementing these
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Keywords
adolescent First aid education Mental health
Citation
Costa, T. F. O., Sampaio, F. M. C., Sequeira, C. A. D. C., Lluch Canut, M. T., & Moreno Poyato, A. R. (2022). A qualitative study exploring adolescents’ perspective about Mental Health First Aid Training Programmes promoted by nurses in upper secondary schools. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 31(2), 326–338
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Austrália, Ltda