Author(s): Costa, Tiago Filipe Oliveira ; Sampaio, Francisco ; Sequeira, Carlos ; Lluch Canut, María Teresa ; Moreno Poyato, Antonio Rafael
Date: 2022
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/43863
Origin: Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto
Subject(s): Adolescent; Education; First aid; Mental health
ABSTRACT:Mental Health First Aid Training Programmes are educational interventions thataim to disseminate basic first aid skills in the community. Adolescents in the context of theirsecondary school education are a particularly appropriate population for literacy promotioninterventions. This study explores adolescents’ perspectives on Mental Health First Aid TrainingProgrammes promoted by nurses in Portuguese upper secondary schools. A qualitative andexploratory study was conducted. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 12adolescents who participated voluntarily and with the consent of their parents. Data wereanalysed using content analysis. Fourteen themes were identified around three main areas: (i)Relevance of training programmes, (ii) Content of training programmes and (iii) Interventionmethods of training programmes. The results obtained indicate that adolescents consider MentalHealth First Aid Training Programmes in school relevant and necessary. Adolescents identified thecontent they deemed most appropriate and how it could be taught. These results can guide thedevelopment of training programmes. Nurses should take the lead in implementing these interventions in schools. Adolescents can take a more active role in mental health issues byimproving their literacy
