Alice-Simone Balter, Doga Pulat, Anjali Suri, Madison Moloney, Dina Al-Khooly, Indika Somir, Emerald Bandoles, Clementine Utchay, Desiree Sylvestre, Sandra Pierre, Sheldon Parkes, Sabrina Brodkin, Brendan F. Andrade
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Abstract
Background
This practice paper exemplifies a systematic approach used to learn about existing mental well-being programs for youth 11–14 years to inform curriculum development for after-school settings.
Methods
We reviewed 3389 mental well-being programs from publicly accessed databases and conducted a content analysis using inductive and deductive coding to explore the domains each program addressed.
Results
Through our content analysis of the final eight programs, we found strong alignment with the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) core social–emotional competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and decision-making.
Implications for Practice
Although using established processes (e.g., PICO, CFIR) to review public databases is an effective research strategy, engaging in research-intensive endeavors is time consuming and may not be practical for after-school administration. The benefits of community–academic partnerships, such as EMPOWER, are highlighted as an approach, and opportunity, to promote evidence-based research practices to inform programming in community organizations.
Conclusion
Enhancing youth social emotional competencies is an important means to supporting youth mental well-being. Incorporating a systematic approach to select youth mental well-being programs provides a structure, for our EMPOWER project, that can steer the choice of curricula to meet the needs of after-school program contexts.
期刊介绍:
Journal of School Health is published 12 times a year on behalf of the American School Health Association. It addresses practice, theory, and research related to the health and well-being of school-aged youth. The journal is a top-tiered resource for professionals who work toward providing students with the programs, services, and environment they need for good health and academic success.