Imagine trying to help teenagers with their mental health using a textbook from 20 years ago; it rarely works because kids don't feel heard. This project flips the script by letting young people actually design the programs they use, using arts and creativity. It's like letting the students write the curriculum to make sure it actually sticks in real-world settings.
Traditional youth mental health programs fail because they are top-down and treat teenagers as passive patients, leading to high dropout rates and low sustainability.
A multi-component arts-based intervention and a set of implementation guidelines, supervision tools, and data collection methods for vulnerable youth.
If you are an EdTech provider dealing with high student dropout rates in wellness modules — this project developed a youth-activated implementation model that increases engagement and sustainability. By using arts-based tools, you can improve the uptake of mental health resources.
If you are a clinic network dealing with low youth attendance for non-communicable disease prevention — this project developed a multi-component intervention targeting inner and social well-being. This helps shift from a medical-only model to a community-led approach that attracts more young users.
If you are a company dealing with the need for scalable health impact in low- and middle-income countries — this project developed guidelines and tools tested across 4 different global cities. This allows for the deployment of evidence-based mental health programs that are cost-effective.
Based on available project data, specific pricing is not listed, but the project explicitly evaluates the cost-effectiveness of the youth-driven implementation model.
Yes, the project is designed for scale, having been implemented and evaluated across 4 diverse settings: Chennai, Nairobi, Cape Town, and Stockholm.
Based on available project data, there is no specific mention of patents or licensing terms, though it produces a set of implementation guidelines and tools.
The project runs from 2023-01-01 to 2025-12-31, suggesting a multi-year cycle for development and evaluation.
It uses a school-based multi-component intervention that replaces top-down methods with a youth-informed and youth-activated model to reduce dropout rates.
The consortium is heavily academic, with 4 universities and 2 research institutes leading the work. However, it includes 1 industry partner and 1 SME, bringing a 11% industry ratio. The geographic spread is wide, covering 8 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America, which ensures the resulting tools are globally adaptable.
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