TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Qualitative process evaluation of a social support educational program for youths
JO  - Health (Irvine Calif)
A1  - Kasahara-Kiritani, Mami
A1  - Masuda, Fumitaka
A1  - Ishii, Ayaka
SP  - 390
EP  - 396
VL  - 7
IS  - 3
N2  - We evaluated the development of a social support educational program on future supporters. The intervention trained youths in their 20s and 30s who are providing or will provide social support to mentally vulnerable youths. We conducted brief interviews with 69 participants, analyzing data through content analysis. Most participants found the program useful in terms of meeting new peers, gaining new techniques for supporting others, relaxing through meeting peers, and assuring their competence to support others. There were concepts that participants developed, but were not aware of until the program concluded. To accomplish its goals, more effective publicity is necessary.         Keywords: Suicide, Social Support, Task Shifting, Youth, Helper Theory<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1949-4998
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/health.2015.73044
ID  - ref1
ER  -