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P-1416 - Awareness Method in Truancy Prevention Programs: We-stay Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

M. D’Aulerio ,
V. Carli ,
M. Iosue ,
F. Basilico ,
A. Di Domenico ,
L. Recchia ,
C. Wasserman ,
C. Hoven ,
M. Sarchiapone  and
D. Wasserman
M. D’Aulerio
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
V. Carli
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy National Prevention of Suicide and Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
M. Iosue
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
F. Basilico
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
A. Di Domenico
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
L. Recchia
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
C. Wasserman
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
C. Hoven
Affiliation:
New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
M. Sarchiapone
Affiliation:
Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
D. Wasserman
Affiliation:
National Prevention of Suicide and Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

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Introduction:

Truancy is correlated to many aspects of adolescent daily life: physical, mental health, social and economical conditions. WE-STAY (Working in Europe to Stop Truancy Among Youth) is a prevention program designed to reduce truancy and to promote mental health among European adolescents.

Objectives:

To evaluate the effectiveness of the awareness program, in truancy prevention . The awareness intervention aims to increase knowledge about a number of factors, including psychological ones, associated to truancy and how to get help.

Aims:

Gather information on truancy in European adolescents and perform three school-based health- promotion interventions for adolescents in the entire study and compare the results with a control intervention.

Methods:

Six European countries are participating in the WE- STAY intervention. In each country, a sample of 1600 pupils ages 14–18 will be randomized into one of four different intervention arms. Baseline evaluation of students’ lifestyle, coping styles, at-risk truancy, self-harm behaviours and mental health issues will be collected using a structured questionnaire.

Results:

In the Molise region there are 58 schools, 15 vocational schools and 43 high schools, with a total of 15393 students. After the randomization, we were left with 32 schools, 6 vocational schools and 26 high schools, encompassing a total of 9.489 students, 4.166 males and 5.323 females.

Conclusions:

Truancy is often related to mental health problems and at-risk behaviours. WE-STAY will make it possible to evaluate outcomes of different preventive programs and to recommend effective culturally adjusted models for preventing truancy and promoting mental health for adolescents.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 20th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2012 , pp. 1
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2012
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