Equipping youth for meaningful policy engagement: an environmental scan
| Autor: | Charlotte Waddell, Rebecca J. Haines-Saah, Jonny Morris, Caitlyn Andres, Emily K. Jenkins, Marie-Josephine Ziemann, Liza McGuinness |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Health (social science)
Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject Poison control Public Policy PsycINFO CINAHL Health Promotion 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Promotion (rank) Humans AcademicSubjects/MED00860 030212 general & internal medicine Social determinants of health 10. No inequality media_common youth education 030505 public health business.industry 4. Education Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Grey literature Public relations Mental health mental health promotion Mental Health 0305 other medical science Psychology business Inclusion (education) Perspectives engagement policy |
| Zdroj: | Health Promotion International |
| ISSN: | 1460-2245 0957-4824 |
| Popis: | 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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