Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur
stress reduction for participants through the use various mental health coping strategies
psychosoziales Befinden
Young people who participated in the YPAR study identified a variety of mental health coping strategies including music, art, sports, friends or peers, marijuana, adults, and counselors. The most frequently used coping strategy was talking to friends or peers with 58% of youth indicating using this strategy ‘often’ or ‘always’; 73% of youth found that friends or peers were ‘sometimes’ to ‘always’ accessible, and 82% found this coping strategy helpful. Additionally, 38% of youth indicated talking with adults, 18% using marijuana, and 15% talking to counselors ‘often’ or ‘always’ to cope. While only 15% of youth reported engaging with counselors or adults, 60% indicated that talking to them would be helpful. Of youth who talked to adults to cope, 77% found this a helpful strategy. Youth identified using alcohol or drugs, fighting or violence, selfharm, and 'doing nothing' as harmful coping strategies.
Beschreibung der Aktivität
youth work activities within the RYSE Youth Center
In response to community violence and a need for safer, empowering spaces young people in Richmond, CA initiated and organized to create the RYSE Center in 2000. The RYSE center serves youth ages 13–21 in Richmond and surrounding communities. Young people participate in programming that includes direct services, intensive case management and wraparound services; education and career advancement supports; leadership, organizing and advocacy; media, arts and culture; and health and wellness education. Since our founding, it has been RYSE’s charge and responsibility to ask young people whether our work is relevant and responsive to them. Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) has been one of the key tenets of RYSE’s approach and implementation of radical inquiry. Radical is Bgrasping or tending to the roots and for RYSE, our roots are young people of color (RYSE’s membership).
USA
13 to 21 years
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche
Evaluierung der Aktivität
Quantitative Fragebogenerhebungen (online/telefonisch), Qualitative Interviewbefragungen (persönlich), Fokusgruppen
Case study 1: Over the course of two months from June–August 2017, youth researchers collected 130 surveys and conducted 10 semi-structured interviews for their study. They surveyed 130 high school students ages 14–18 years old (60% male). […] As a follow up to the survey, youth researcher developed a semi-structured interview guide to better understand the context for gender- and sexuality- based violence. [...] RYSE staff and youth researchers worked together to analyze quantitative survey and qualitative interview data. Quantitative data was collected with Google forms and input into Excel spreadsheets for analyses. Youth researchers transcribed the qualitative data from digital recordings of interviews. They then created themes by comparing each transcription’s codes and summaries. Case study 2: From June–August 2015, Leili and Katherine surveyed 100 people, conducted five semi-structured interviews, and facilitated a focus group of 12 youth for their research project. Survey participants were young people in the Richmond community ages 13–21 years old (51% male). [...] A semi-structured interview guide was created to better understand mental health coping activities among young people in Richmond. [...] Interviews and focus groups took place at RYSE Center. Data analysis for this project was completed by youth researchers and RYSE staff using the same approach as the previous case study
Case study 1: 130 surveyed high school students & 10 interviews Case study 2: 100 surveyed young people from the community & 5 interviews and a focus group of 12 youth
Case study 1: June-August 2017 Case study 2: June-August 2015