 Focus Groups
What’s a focus group?
- One and a half-hour long “rap sessions” for youth ages 12-20.
- Groups are lead by older youth between the ages of 16-30.
- The goal is to discuss issues that are important to youth today,
and to uncover the impact these issues have on their mental health.
- Issues such as: what is mental health/illness; what stress you
out; how do you cope with stress; and what resources are available
to you are some discussion topics.
- Facilitators do one-on-one follow-ups with any at-risk youth and
refer them to clinical back-up when necessary (at risk is based on
written response to a questionnaire and participation in the group).
- Clinical back-up is available on site or by pager during each
focus group.
- Our clinical back-up is provided by Peel Children’s Centre
Crisis Response Service and Mobile Crisis of Peel.
Interested…?
This is what YN requires from your site to book a focus group:
- A contact person at your school/organization
- One or more groups of 8 to 12 youth aged 12 to 20 years
- At least two weeks notice of the focus groups date and time
- One room in the school/centre booked for each group and a
private room to conduct follow up meetings
Lincoln M Alexander Focus Group Report 2006 >>
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