Qualitative Evaluation of Mental Health Capacity Building Pilot Project in Saskatchewan Schools

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dc.contributor.authorOluwasegun Hassan
dc.contributor.authorAli Bell
dc.contributor.authorStacey Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorBrent Rioux
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-08T19:19:54Z
dc.date.available2024-02-08T19:19:54Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-03
dc.description© Common Ground Research Networks, Oluwasegun Bankole Hassan, Ali Bell, Stacey Alexandre, Brent Rioux, Some Rights Reserved (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
dc.description.abstractSchool-based programs have been recommended as an effective way to tackle stigma and mental health burden among children and youth. As the Mental Health Capacity Building (MHCB) initiative was piloted across five Saskatchewan schools, this study sought to capture in-depth reflections from different stakeholders and provide experiential evidence of the initiative’s impacts. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with MHCB staff, teaching staff, student-leaders, and parents engaged in the initiative. A directed content analysis was used to synthesize the data and categorize them into four areas, further explained. The experiential evidence of the MHCB initiative showed improving mental health literacy, and positive emotional and social engagement for students (better health). The platform bridged the gap of care for some at-risk students in need of support or having difficulty reaching out (better care). The initiative inspired teacher integration of mental health programming into classrooms (better value) and created a wide network for mental health promotions (better teams). Overall, the MHCB initiative demonstrated encouraging evidence of improved mental health knowledge for engaged students and capacity building for engaged teachers in the schools and surrounding communities; hence, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of the impacts of universal mental health intervention for school-aged children.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by the Community Care Branch of the Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan.
dc.identifier.citationHassan, Oluwasegun, Ali Bell, Stacey Alexandre, and Brent Rioux. 2023. "Qualitative Evaluation of Mental Health Capacity Building Pilot Project in Saskatchewan Schools." The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society 13 (1): 99-117. doi:10.18848/2156-8960/CGP/v13i01/99-117
dc.identifier.doi10.18848/2156-8960/cgp/v13i01/99-117
dc.identifier.issn2156-8960
dc.identifier.issn2156-9053
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10294/16218
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCommon Ground Research Networks
dc.relation.ispartofThe International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titleQualitative Evaluation of Mental Health Capacity Building Pilot Project in Saskatchewan Schools
dc.typejournal-article
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.volume13
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