Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Benstead, M.L.
• Stones, J.
• Gibson, G.
• Moody, L.J.
• Little, K.
• Toumbourou, J.W.

Titel

Program logic of a mental health outreach service for socially anxious youth

Ist Teil von

• Evaluation and program planning, 2023-04, Vol.97, p.102250, Article 102250

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Youth mental health is a major concern both in Australia and internationally. Identifying at-risk young people is a core service priority. This report describes a “Youth Social Inclusion Program” developed in Australia to assist young people identified as having social difficulties that prevent them linking into formal mental health services. This report describes the Australian service context and uses the “program explication” methodology to document: the program activities, therapeutic processes, and underpinning evidence for the benefits of this service. Program explication is a consulting method designed to assist services to identify and review implicit program logic assumptions against evaluation literature. We demonstrate the application of this method in exploring the assumptions and evidence for the Youth Social Inclusion Program, targeting outreach to socially anxious young people in Australia. The Youth Social Inclusion Program involved seven logically consistent activities. Our literature search revealed moderate evidence for the expected benefits of the activities. This practice-based design drew on several theoretical perspectives. Given that the program logic has been established, we outline a proposal for further evaluation. •Youth Social Inclusion Program targets socially anxious and isolated young people.•Program explication reviews program logic against evaluation literature.•Evidence-informed activities designed to outreach to at-risk young people.