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Authors:Rory Higgs, Anne Liao, Tracy Windsor, Shelly Ben-David Abstract: Previous research has highlighted the importance of engaging people with lived experience (PWLE) in the knowledge creation process. However, diverse approaches to engagement exist. In addition, tensions remain in community-engaged research (CER), including how to address structural inequalities in research settings. This study aims to consider how CER interacts with citizenship within and beyond the research context. This study discusses the authors’ experiences as a majority-PWLE of psychosis research team in Canada, including successes and challenges the authors experienced building their team and navigating research institutions. This study also reflects on the authors’ pathways through citizenship, prior to and during the research process. This study discusses divergent models of CER and their applicability to the cyclical process of citizenship and community participation. Relationships between academic and peer researchers developed organically over time. However, this study was limited by structural barriers such as pay inequality and access to funding. The authors recognize that there are barriers to full citizenship and acknowledge their resources and privilege of being well supported within their communities. Team members built on a foundation of citizenship to access participation in research. This led to opportunities to engage in community spaces, and for PWLE to participate in research as partners and leaders. This study also found that citizenship is a way of giving back, by building a sense of social responsibility. Academic and peer researchers can reflect on the authors’ experiences to build more inclusive research teams and communities by using a citizenship approach to research participation. Citation: Journal of Public Mental Health PubDate: 2023-03-07 DOI: 10.1108/JPMH-10-2022-0103 Issue No:Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print (2023)
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Authors:Thi Truc Quynh Ho, Thi Khanh Linh Tran, Son Van Huynh Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of cyber-victimization (CV) and the moderating effect of academic stress (AS) in the link between smartphone addiction (SPA) and psychological distress (PD) among a sample of Vietnamese college students. A total of 423 college students participated in this study. Measures of SPA, CV, AS and PD were used for data collection. Using PROCESS macro software (Model 4 and Model 1) and the bootstrapping method, the author performed a mediation analysis and a moderation analysis. Results indicated a significant mediating effect of CV in the link between SPA and PD. Moreover, this relationship was moderated by AS. The findings could serve as a guide for future research and mental health professionals. Citation: Journal of Public Mental Health PubDate: 2023-03-03 DOI: 10.1108/JPMH-08-2022-0081 Issue No:Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print (2023)
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Authors:Gerald Jordan, Christina Mutschler, Sean A. Kidd, Michael Rowe, Srividya N. Iyer Abstract: Varying stakeholders have highlighted how recovery-oriented mental health services such as youth mental health services have traditionally focused on supporting individual resources to promote recovery (e.g., agency) to the exclusion of addressing structural issues that influence recovery (e.g. poverty). One response to this criticism has been work helping people with mental health problems recover a sense of citizenship and sense of belonging in their communities. Work on citizenship has yet to influence youth mental healthcare in Canada’s provinces and territories. This paper aims to highlight ways that youth mental healthcare can better help youth recover a sense of citizenship. The arguments described in this paper were established through discussion and consensus among authors based on clinical experience in youth mental health and an understanding of Canada’s healthcare policy landscape, including current best practices as well as guidelines for recovery-oriented care by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Here, this study proposes several recommendations that can help young with mental health problems recover their sense of citizenship at the social, systems and service levels. These include addressing the social determinants of health; developing a citizenship-based system of care; addressing identity-related disparities; employing youth community health workers within services; adapting and delivering citizenship-based interventions; and connecting youth in care to civic-oriented organizations. This paper provides the first discussion of how the concept of citizenship can be applied to youth mental health in Canada in multiple ways. The authors hope that this work provides momentum for adopting policies and practices that can help youth in Canada recover a sense of citizenship following a mental health crisis. Citation: Journal of Public Mental Health PubDate: 2023-03-02 DOI: 10.1108/JPMH-06-2022-0055 Issue No:Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print (2023)
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Authors:Kimberly R. Laurene, Godslove Bonnah, Sweta Patel, Deric R. Kenne Abstract: Mental health training programs exist to assist the public with aiding people experiencing mental distress. This study aims to examine the five steps of the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) ALGEE action plan to assess which steps were used most frequently and how personal characteristics were associated with utilization. Individuals completing MHFA either at public schools with students ranging in age from 5 to 18 or at a university in the Northern central area of the USA were invited to participate. Prior to MHFA, participants completed an initial questionnaire, which included demographic questions and questions assessing the use of the MHFA ALGEE action plan, which is a plan to provide help to someone experiencing mental distress. Follow-up questionnaires were completed every quarter to assess the ALGEE action plan utilization at three-, six- and nine-months after completion of MHFA. A comparison group of individuals, not completing MHFA, was also included. After completing MHFA, individuals demonstrated an increase in using the ALGEE action plan at three- and six-months, but by nine-months there was a reduction in utilization. In general, age, gender and race did not usually influence the usage of the ALGEE action plan. Although other studies have measured the efficacy of MHFA, those studies have focused on participant predicted behaviors. The present study measured self-reported behavior and compared the behaviors to a comparison group over time. Citation: Journal of Public Mental Health PubDate: 2023-02-20 DOI: 10.1108/JPMH-09-2022-0096 Issue No:Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print (2023)
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Editorial Julian Ashton Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp.1-2Journal of Public Mental Health2023-03-27 DOI: 10.1108/JPMH-03-2023-160 Issue No:Vol. 22, No. 1 (2023)