Axis
Youth Violence Prevention
Problems addressed
Interpersonal violence or injuries
Low social–emotional competences
Externalizing behaviors/problems

Effectiveness

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Promising

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Description

Psychoeducation is the process of providing information and education to people receiving mental health services and is one of the main intervention strategies of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The goal of Psychoeducation is to provide information to correct misinterpretations and misinformation people may have about the mental health condition affecting them and its treatment, reducing embarrassment and anxiety, while increasing people’s engagement with the intervention.
Psychoeducation is not only applied to people with mental or behavioral disorders, but also preventively to the general population or people who are at greater risk of suffering mental health or behavioral problems in the future due to their exposure to situations of risk or vulnerability.
Psychoeducation is implemented through in-person or virtual individual or group intervention sessions with professionals or specialized technicians, or through written or interactive materials whose contents have been designed for the purpose of offering Psychoeducation to the population.

Country of application
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • China
  • United States
  • Lithuania
Evidence

A recent meta-analysis identified Psychoeducation as one of the most effective psychosocial intervention practice elements for promoting emotional regulation in adolescents [1].
A second meta-analysis on the effectiveness of various practices aimed at treating adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems in institutional settings, such as child protective services, adolescent correctional systems, and residential mental health services, identified that Psychoeducation achieves one of the largest moderating effects with respect to externalizing or behavioral problems [2].
A third meta-analysis on the effectiveness of interventions for the prevention of mental health problems in youth among the general population and those at risk of developing mental disorders identified Psychoeducation as an effective practice for reducing attention/hyperactivity problems, affective disorders, and interpersonal violence behaviors [3].

Bibliography

[1] Helland, S. S., Mellblom, A. V., Kjøbli, J [J.], Wentzel-Larsen, T [T.], Espenes, K., Engell, T. & Kirkøen, B. (2022). Elements in Mental Health Interventions Associated with Effects on Emotion Regulation in Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 49(6), 1004–1018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-022-01213-2

[2] Kvamme, L. S., Keles, S., Nes, R. B., Vaskinn, L., Waaler, P. M., Wentzel-Larsen, T [Tore] & Kjøbli, J [John] (2022). Common Practice Elements in Treatment Programs for Adolescents with Externalizing and Internalizing Problems: A Meta-Analysis. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/0886571X.2022.2111397

[3] Salazar de Pablo, G., Micheli, A. de, Solmi, M., Oliver, D., Catalan, A., Verdino, V., Di Maggio, L., Bonoldi, I., Radua, J., Baccaredda Boy, O., Provenzani, U., Ruzzi, F., Calorio, F., Nosari, G., Di Marco, B., Famularo, I., Montealegre, I., Signorini, L., Molteni, S., . . . & Fusar-Poli, P. (2021). Universal and Selective Interventions to Prevent Poor Mental Health Outcomes in Young People: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 29(3), 196–215. https://doi.org/10.1097/HRP.0000000000000294

Information Source

Evaluated cases

Project Northland

Axis: Youth Violence Prevention
Type: Psychoeducation
Effectiveness:

Promising

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Promising
Problem type:
Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse
Country:
United States
Open

Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program

Axis: Youth Violence Prevention
Type: Psychoeducation
Effectiveness:

Promising

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Promising
Problem type:
Low educational/academic performance, Teenage pregnancy
Country:
United States
Open

The Children's Aid Society Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program (CAS-Carrera)

Axis: Youth Violence Prevention
Type: Psychoeducation
Effectiveness:

Promising

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Promising
Problem type:
Teenage pregnancy
Country:
United States
Open

Michigan Model for Health

Axis: Youth Violence Prevention
Type: Psychoeducation
Effectiveness:

Promising

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Promising
Problem type:
Drug abuse, Externalizing behaviors/problems, Socioeconomic vulnerability
Country:
United States
Open

Active Parenting of Teens: Families in Action

Axis: Youth Violence Prevention
Type: Psychoeducation
Effectiveness:

Promising

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Promising
Problem type:
Low social–emotional competences, School dropout, Alcohol abuse
Country:
United States
Open

Body Safety Training Manual (BST)

Axis: Youth Violence Prevention
Type: Psychoeducation
Effectiveness:

Promising

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Promising
Problem type:
Child abuse, neglect, and/or maltreatment, Sexual violence
Country:
China, United States
Open

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