NDLI: A community-based approach to identifying and prioritising young people’s mental health needs in their local communities

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Santana de Lima, Ediane Preece, Cristina Potter, Katie Goddard, Ellen Edbrooke-Childs, Julian Hobbs, Tim Fonagy, Peter
Abstract	Background Identifying locally relevant and agreed-upon priorities for improving young people’s mental health, aligned with social and environmental factors, is essential for benefiting target communities. This paper describes a participatory approach to engage young people and professionals in identifying such priorities, whilst considering the social determinants related to them. Methods We utilised a community-based participatory approach to support young people and professionals in identifying, reviewing, refining, and prioritising, locally relevant opportunity areas that are crucial for understanding and addressing social determinants of young people’s mental health. We adopted a flexible five-stage process, which enabled greater reflection and adaptation in response to young people’s and professionals’ feedback and reflections. Results Over seven months, we engaged with young people and professionals in Northern Devon, (a rural area in southwest England), involving over 290 individuals to identify locally relevant priorities for supporting young people’s mental health. Three priorities were identified for subsequent exploration using co-design approaches: (1) identity and belonging; (2) mental health awareness and literacy; and (3) diverse opportunities (for education, employment and leisure). The engagements suggested that designing initiatives and strategies in these areas could contribute to improvements in young people’s mental health. Conclusion Young people in Northern Devon prioritised three themes for the next phase of the Kailo Programme—mental health literacy, access to diverse careers and employment opportunities, and identity and belonging within their communities. Rural communities face unique barriers associated with these issues, related to less diverse populations, lack of access to reliable and affordable transport and local industries, and seasonal working. The perceived neglect by authorities towards rural young people has resulted in a lack of activities and opportunities catering to their specific needs, compared to urban areas. Although the government has recognised the need to address these disparities, community members suggest that there is still more work to be done.
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Page Count	21
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ISSN	20567529
DOI	10.1186/s40900-023-00510-w
Journal	Research Involvement and Engagement
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	9
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2023-11-23
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Medicine Public Health Community engagement Participatory research Community-based participatory research Young people engagement Social determinants Adolescent mental health Medicine/Public Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Professions Health (social science)

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
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4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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