Research Impact: The Mental Health of Youth Story (MYSTORY) study is the first known study to explore young people’s perspectives on their voice and involvement in school mental health and suicide prevention. MYSTORY used a participatory-based approach incorporating photovoice among 14 young people and six advisors. Experiential, reflexive thematic analysis within a critical approach generated three themes: 1) aspects of school experiences unhelpful to young people’s mental health; 2) school personnel as “frontline” for supporting young people with their mental health: a double-edged sword; and, 3) the need for young people’s involvement and (typically unheard) voice in school mental health.
Walsh EH, Herring MP, McMahon J (2023). Perspectives of youth in Ireland on school-based mental health and suicide prevention: the MYSTORY study. Health Promotion International, 38(3):daad049. (IF: 3.734; C=; Q1 Health Policy & Services; R=21/88) DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daad049
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