Trial reportJournal of youth and adolescence2019
A Cluster Randomized-Controlled Trial of the MindOut Social and Emotional Learning Program for Disadvantaged Post-Primary School Students.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Promoting social and emotional learning in K-12 students through digital-based interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators for the implementation of preventative mental health interventions among secondary schools in high-income countries: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions to improve mental wellbeing.Nature human behaviour · 2021Pooled it
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- Evaluation of the SPARK Child Mentoring Program: A Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum for Elementary School Students.The journal of primary prevention · 2021Trial
- A Living Scoping Review of Universal Interventions for Promoting Relational Health in Childhood, Adolescence and Young Adulthood.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Article
- Opportunities to Improve the Implementation of Relational Health Interventions for Children and Families: A Secondary Analysis of a Scoping Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2026Article
- Wait-List Controlled Pilot Trial of a Preventive Mental Health Intervention for Refugee Youth.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Article
- What was done for youths aged 15 to 24 around the world? A systematic review of worldwide mental health interventions.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Review
- Psychological wellbeing and social emotional competence of Chinese children and adolescents in the post-pandemic era: patterns, determinants, and interrelations.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Universal, school-based transdiagnostic interventions to promote mental health and emotional wellbeing: a systematic review.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Review
- A feasibility (pilot) mixed methods study of an innovative non-pharmacological breath-based yoga and social-emotional intervention program in an at-risk youth sample in London, Canada.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2024Article
- A study on the applicability of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire among low- and higher-educated adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Using Virtual Reality Interventions to Promote Social and Emotional Learning for Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Child and adolescent mental well-being intervention programme: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Longitudinal associations between different types of screen use and depression and anxiety symptoms in adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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- Implementation of a Brief Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Group in High Schools for At-Risk Youth: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- School educational models and child mental health among K-12 students: a scoping review.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2022Article
- Self-management interventions for reducing challenging behaviors among school-age students: A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2022Review
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Abstract
School-based social and emotional learning programs aim to provide students with the skills they need to deal with life challenges, thereby enhancing their social and emotional wellbeing, academic outcomes, and reducing their risk of mental health difficulties. While there is a robust evidence base on the effectiveness of these programs originating from the US, there is a relative paucity of research on how these programs impact young people in other county contexts, especially for older adolescents and those at higher risk. This study sets out to address this research gap by evaluating the effectiveness of a social emotional learning program designed for older adolescents in Ireland, the MindOut program. MindOut is a universal school-based social and emotional learning program designed for older adolescents in Ireland which was developed based on a common elements approach underpinned by CASEL's framework. Employing a cluster randomized-controlled trial, data on social and emotional skills, academic performance and mental health outcomes were collected from students (n = 497; 51.1% female) ages 15-18 years in 32 disadvantaged schools. There were significant improvements in intervention students' social and emotional skills including, reduced suppression of emotions (p = 0.035), use of more positive coping strategies [reduced avoidance coping p = < 0.001) and increased social support coping p = 0.044)]. Improvements in mental health and wellbeing were also found with significantly reduced levels of stress (p = 0.017) and depressive symptoms (p = 0.030) as well as reduced anxiety scores for females students (p = 0.044). These short-term evaluation findings support the positive impact of school-based social and emotional learning programs, such as MindOut, when designed to be both age and culturally appropriate and delivered to older adolescents in disadvantaged schools.
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