Background

There is a well-documented need for more responsive promotion and prevention programming for young immigrants and refugees in the context of mental health and healthy development. Incorporating the voice of newcomers in the development of promotion and prevention efforts could assist in producing culturally-relevant materials and improve program outcomes.

Objective

Our goal was to utilize youth voice to identify considerations for developing programming to support newcomer youths’ healthy development.

Methods

We employed mixed methods and analyzed data using concept mapping. A total of 37 newcomers between the ages of 14 and 22 participated in focus groups to share their ideas for creating programming that would focus on relationships and well-being. Relevant responses were collated, cleaned, and generated into unique statements, and then sorted individually by 26 youth into thematically similar categories. We used multidimensional scaling and hierarchal cluster analysis to produce a concept map.

Results

Six concepts, in rank order of importance, emerged as follows: create a space for sharing; discuss relational issues; teach strategies for adjusting to a new country; teach wellness skills; have feel-good activities; and plan for diversity.

Conclusions

Participants’ lived experience and their own attendance in programming at newcomer organizations assisted them in brainstorming what types of activities, topics, and skills would be helpful for other newcomer youth, as well as considerations for facilitators implementing such programming. Promotion and prevention efforts intended for newcomer youth may benefit by incorporating ideas from the concept map.

中文翻译：

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支持新移民健康发展的计划中青年识别的考虑因素：一项群体概念图研究

背景

在心理健康和健康发展的背景下，对年轻移民和难民的促进和预防规划有充分的记录，这是有据可查的。将新来者的声音纳入促进和预防工作的发展有助于制作与文化相关的材料并改善计划成果。

客观的

我们的目标是利用青年的声音来确定开发计划以支持新来青年的健康发展的考虑因素。

方法

我们采用混合方法并使用概念图分析数据。共有 37 名年龄在 14 至 22 岁之间的新人参加了焦点小组，以分享他们创建专注于人际关系和幸福的节目的想法。相关的回答被整理、清理并生成独特的陈述，然后由 26 名青年单独分类到主题相似的类别中。我们使用多维缩放和层次聚类分析来生成概念图。

结果

六个概念，按重要性排序，依次为：创造共享空间；讨论关系问题；教授适应新国家的策略；教授健康技能；进行感觉良好的活动；并计划多样性。

结论

参与者的生活经验和他们自己在新来者组织中参与编程有助于他们集思广益，哪些类型的活动、主题和技能将有助于其他新来者青年，以及实施此类编程的促进者的考虑因素。旨在为新移民青年所做的促进和预防工作可能会因结合概念图的想法而受益。