Publications by authors named "Margaret Gifford Tucker"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate a mental health intervention integrated into employment training programs for low-income African American adolescents and young adults, focusing on changes in depressive symptoms, coping strategies, and mental health service usage.
- The intervention included an on-site mental health clinician and a peer-led prevention program, but results showed no significant changes in depressive symptoms or coping strategies; however, there was a slight increase in mental health service usage.
- The conclusion suggests the need for different intervention strategies to effectively reduce depressive symptoms and enhance coping among this population, with future research recommended to use stronger experimental designs.
We examined whether mental health training for staff of an employment training program for out-of-school youth aged 16 to 22 years would increase mental health discussions and referrals. We reviewed case files of participants at 1 Baltimore program who enrolled 6 months before (n = 303) and after (n = 263) a 2-day training program. Chi-square analyses indicated increases in the percentage of participants with discussions (1% to 9%, χ(2) = 4.
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