Inspire partners with UWS on innovative guide
- Last updated: 19 October 2012
19 October 2012
Inspire Foundation and the University of Western Sydney have led the development of Young and Well CRC's first Innovative Methodologies Guide: Participatory Design of evidence-based online youth mental health promotion, intervention and treatment.
The Guide will support researchers, policy-makers and the youth, health and community sectors to involve young people in the development of online services and activities designed to improve young people's mental health.
One of the key challenges for radically improving young people’s mental health is how to research, design and develop interventions that engage young people.
The guide is based on a review of participatory design literature and past Inspire Foundation projects. It features case studies exploring the participatory processes employed in the development of ReachOut.com.
Video Matt (Youth Ambassador for ReachOut.com) talks about his involvement in the participatory design workshops and the importance of involving young people in service design. View Matt's full interview on Vimeo.
Young and Well CRC news article http://www.yawcrc.org.au/news/article/199
Young and Well CRC Guide Executive SummaryComplete guide
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