Citation

Chen SP, Koller M, Krupa T, Stuart H. Community Ment. Health J. 2015; 52(3): 281-293.

Affiliation

Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10597-015-9944-7

PMID

26429792

Abstract

This study evaluated eighteen Canadian anti-stigma programs targeting high-school students. The purpose was to identify critical domains and develop a program model of contact-based interventions. Three steps were implemented. The first step involved collecting program information through twenty in-depth interviews with stakeholders and field observations of seven programs. The second step involved constructing critical ingredients into domains for conceptual clarity and component modeling. The third step involved validating the program model by stakeholders review and initial fidelity testing with program outcomes. A program model with an overarching theme "engaging contact reduces stigma" and three underlying constructs (speakers, message, and interaction) were developed. Within each construct three specific domains were identified to explain the concepts. Connection, engagement, and empowerment are critical domains of anti-stigma programs for the youth population.

FINDINGS from this study have built on the scientific knowledge about the change theory underpinning youth contact-based intervention.

Language: en