Friday, July 11, 2003: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM | |||
Promoting Mental Health in Children and Teens: Findings and Clinical Implications from the National KySS Survey | |||
| Learning Objective #1: Describe development and implementation of the national KySS survey | |||
| Learning Objective #2: Discuss the major findings from the national KySS survey with implementation for evidence-based practice and future research | |||
| Current estimates are that 20 to 25 percent of children and adolescents are affected by some type of mental health problem or psychosocial morbidity that impairs functioning/school performance. In addition, 72 percent of all adolescent deaths result from behavior related causes, such as suicide, homicide, substance abuse, and motor vehicle accidents. The number of children and teens affected by these morbidities is believed to be underestimated as a result of inadequate screening and referral by primary care providers. As a result, 70 percent of these children and teens do not receive proper treatment. This symposium will describe the major findings from the KySS (Keep your children/yourself Safe and Secure) survey, the first phase of a national campaign designed to prevent and reduce pediatric and adolescent mental health problems that was founded by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners with support/endorsement from 20 other national nursing and interdisciplinary organizations. A cross-section of 621 children/teens, 603 of their parents, and 690 pediatric healthcare providers from 24 states completed the KySS survey, which assessed mental health knowledge, worries, communication, and needs about common pediatric and adolescent mental health/psychosocial problems. Overall findings indicated: (a) a substantial lack of knowledge regarding many of these issues, (b) a high amount of worry, (c) gaps in communication between children and parents as well as between children/parents and healthcare providers, and (d) a multitude of needs and suggestions regarding how to better recognize, prevent, and deal with mental health problems in children and adolescents. Clinical implications from these findings will be highlighted with recommendations for future research and evidence-based practice. | |||
| Organizer: | Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, associate dean for research | ||
| Development of the KySS Campaign and KySS National Survey Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN, associate dean for research, Nancy Fischbeck Feinstein, RNC, PhD, senior research associate | |||
| Evidence-Based Practice and Research Implications from the KySS Survey: Designing a Plan for the Future Leigh Small, RN-CS, MS, PNP, research associate, Jane Tuttle, RN, PhD, CS-FNP, CPNP, N/A | |||
| Mental Health Knowledge of Children/Teens, Parents, and Pediatric Healthcare Providers: Findings from the National KySS Survey Holly E. Brown, RN, MSN, NPP, CS, Doctoral Student andNurse Practitioner of Psychiatry | |||
14th International Nursing Research Congress
Sigma Theta Tau International
10-12 July 2003