Author(s): Costa, Tiago Filipe Oliveira ; Sampaio, Francisco Miguel Correia ; Sequeira, Carlos ; Lluch Canut, María Teresa ; Moreno Poyato, Antonio Rafael
Date: 2021
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/42007
Origin: Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto
Subject(s): adolescent; First aid; education; Mental health
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
