Mental health is an important part of overall health for children as well as adults. For many adults who have mental disorders, symptoms were present but often not recognized or addressed in childhood and youth-early treatment can help prevent more severe, lasting problems as a child grows up. Adolescent period, 10-19 years is a unique and formative time. While most adolescents have good mental health, multiple physical, emotional and social changes, including exposure to poverty, abuse, or violence, can make adolescents vulnerable to mental health problems. Promoting psychological well-being and protecting adolescents from adverse experiences and risk factors which may impact their potential to thrive are not only critical for their well-being during adolescent, but also for their physical and mental health in adulthood. Mental illness is maladjustment in living. It produces a disharmony in the person’s ability to meet human needs comfortably or effectively and function within a culture. About 10–20% of children and adolescents have a mental health problem of some type. Manifestations such as attention deficits, cognitive disturbances, lack of motivation, and negative mood all adversely affect scholastic development. It is often unclear what factors associated with school affect children’s mental development and what preventive measures and interventions at school might be effective. The prevalence of hyperkinetic disorder is 1–6%. Its main manifestations are motor hyperactivity, attention deficit, impulsive behavior. Learning disorders such as dyscalculia and dyslexia affect 4–6% of children each, while 4–5% of children and adolescents suffer from depression, which is twice as prevalent in girls as in boys. The risk of developing an internalizing or externalizing mental health problem can be lessened by changes in the school environment and by the implementation of evidence-based school programs. Title of the study was “A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of adolescent mental health problems among the students in a selected higher secondary school at Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. To assess the pre-test knowledge level regarding prevention of adolescent mental health problems among the students. To develop and administer the structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of adolescent mental health problems among the students. To assess the post-test knowledge level regarding prevention of adolescent mental health problems among the students. To determine the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of adolescent mental health problems among the students. To find the association between pre-test knowledge score regarding prevention of adolescent mental health problems among the students and the selected socio- demographic variables.. Methodology adopted for the study was quantitative research approach with a pre experimental design was adopted. In this study, the sample consists of 50 higher secondary school children who fulfilled the inclusion criteria for the study. The purposive sampling technique was used for this study. A structured Socio demographic variables and Knowledge questionnaire on prevention of adolescent mental health were selected based on the objectives of the study. The tools are prepared in two sections. Section A was socio- demographic data, and the Section –B was Knowledge questionnaire on prevention on adolescent mental health. Validity of the tool was established with experts. For the main study the data collected from higher secondary school children who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The collected data was tabulated according to various parameters and the complete analysis was done with descriptive and inferential statistics. The study concluded STP was effective to bring good knowledge regarding prevention of adolescent mental health.
Mental Health, Adolesent Period, Attention Deficit
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