Sports-based youth development staff & youth mental health: Holistic, contextualized, and flexible social support.

IF 1.5 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community Pub Date : 2025-08-21 DOI:10.1080/10852352.2025.2544402

Melanie Tran, Sungha Kang, Tara G Mehta

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Abstract

Traditional treatment models are insufficient to meet youth mental health needs, particularly in marginalized communities. A public health approach that includes mental health promotion can broaden impact. Sports-Based Youth Development (SBYD) programs leverage sport to teach life skills and promote positive youth development (PYD) in socially vulnerable communities. More rigorous research is needed to understand how SBYD staff support youth within specific socio-ecological contexts to promote PYD. This qualitative study examined how SBYD staff supported predominantly Black/Latine youth in low child opportunity neighborhoods. Direct service staff (N = 7) participated in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analyses yielded three themes: Staff provided support that was (1) holistic (e.g., emotional, instrumental, and informational support), (2) contextually-responsive (e.g., informed by similar lived experiences, collaborated across settings), and 3) flexible. Findings illustrate that SBYD staff are integral to the social safety net and can play a critical role in strengthening mental health for vulnerable youth.

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以体育为基础的青少年发展工作人员与青少年心理健康：整体、情境化和灵活的社会支持。

传统的治疗模式不足以满足青少年，特别是边缘社区的青少年的心理健康需求。包括促进精神卫生在内的公共卫生办法可以扩大影响。以体育为基础的青年发展（SBYD）项目利用体育来教授生活技能，促进社会弱势社区的积极青年发展（PYD）。需要更严格的研究来了解SBYD员工如何在特定的社会生态背景下支持青年以促进PYD。本定性研究考察了SBYD员工如何支持低儿童机会社区的主要黑人/拉丁裔青年。直接服务人员（N = 7）参与半结构化访谈。专题分析产生了三个主题：工作人员提供的支持是(1)整体性的（例如，情感、工具和信息支持），(2)情境响应性的（例如，从相似的生活经历中获得信息，跨环境协作），以及(3)灵活性的。研究结果表明，青少年心理健康中心的工作人员是社会安全网不可或缺的一部分，可以在加强弱势青年的心理健康方面发挥关键作用。

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Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Communityis on the cutting edge of social action and change, not only covering current thought and developments, but also defining future directions in the field. Under the editorship of Joseph R. Ferrari since 1995, Prevention in Human Services was retitled as the Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Communityto reflect its focus of providing professionals with information on the leading, effective programs for community intervention and prevention of problems. Because of its intensive coverage of selected topics and the sheer length of each issue, the Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community is the first-and in many cases, primary-source of information for mental health and human services development.