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Pleased to share our mixed methods co-produced paper on youth mental health & coping strategies during UK lockdown - early view @JAdolesHealth #coproduction #mentalhealth #COVID19 #ccopey https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X21000203?dgcid=author
Even more please to say that we used co-produced mixed methods methodology. Working together w/ young people throughout the study to “share power, decision making and responsibility”. More about this in our blog https://www.covidminds.org/post/lived-experience-and-coproduction-lindsay-dewa
Main findings - just under 800 aged 16-24 took part with 641 completing the full survey. Just under a 1/3 had poor mental health, 1/10 had self-harmed and 1/2 had persistent worries related to COVID-19. #mentalhealth
Main findings - behavioural disengagement, self-blame and substance use coping strategies, negative affect and sleep problems related to poor mental health #coping
From our interviews, issues with mental health care before lockdown negatively influenced care received during lockdown. Young people found having a good routine, good quality sleep, mindfulness/meditation, distraction & getting outside helpful coping strategies
Video consultations, peer support and mental health nurses in schools identified as key interventions that could be introduced. Young people need education for mental health and non-mental health self management strategies such as “transitioning into new normal”
Young people identifying as Black/Black-British had the highest increased odds of having poor mental health. Despite not being significant statistically, there is a need to respond to this potential need with future support implementation.
