TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - A recipe for good mental health: a pilot randomised controlled trial of a psychological wellbeing and substance use intervention targeting young chefs
JO  - Drugs: education, prevention, and policy
A1  - Pidd, Ken
A1  - Roche, Ann
A1  - Fischer, Jane
SP  - 352
EP  - 361
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - Aims: Workforce entry is a key transition period. It offers an ideal, but under-utilised opportunity to implement intervention strategies to prevent mental health and substance use problems among young people. A brief psychological wellbeing and substance use intervention targeting a high-risk group - apprentice chefs - was undertaken to explore this opportunity. <br><br>METHOD: A RCT design (N = 71) was used. The intervention group received two face-to-face sessions, and controls received five related information sheets during the first 2 weeks of training, with 4-month follow-up. <br><br>RESULTS: These apprentices were a high-risk group for alcohol and other drug harm and poor psychological wellbeing. At T1, 70% of the participants had AUDIT scores indicating problem drinking; 28% had used cannabis and 18% had used amphetamines in the last 12 months; and 24% had high K10 scores. At T2, the intervention group had significantly reduced risky alcohol use (p = 0.008), improved psychological distress (p = 0.045) and ability to talk with supervisors about work issues (p = 0.001) and cope with work stress (p = 0.001) and verbal abuse (p = 0.005), compared to the control group. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Brief tailored interventions, delivered in an occupational training environment, have potential to reduce substance use risk and enhance young workers' psychological wellbeing.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0968-7637
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2015.1016400
ID  - ref1
ER  -