None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This project aims to fill a gap in existing services by helping young people living in rural areas who are feeling distressed about climate change. Specifically, the project aims to support the mental health and resilience of young people aged 10-14 in rural NSW who have been affected by natural disasters such as fire, drought, or flooding. The program will take place outdoors using an interactive workshop. It will draw on the best-available evidence in the field of eco-therapy for mental health resilience in the era of climate change. It is hypothesised that participation in an interactive intervention, designed as a workshop with 5 inter-related modules, will lead to a beneficial change in psychological distress, resilience and emotions related to climate change.
Interventions
The intervention is a single day workshop, conducted face-to-face in a natural environment outdoors. The workshop will run for a duration of approximately 6 hours and each participant will only attend the workshop once. The intervention will be delivered in a group setting, with 10-12 participants receiving the intervention together and concurrently. The workshop will be delivered by registered Clinical Psychologists. The intervention will be conducted through interactive activities that include
The intervention is a single day workshop, conducted face-to-face in a natural environment outdoors. The workshop will run for a duration of approximately 6 hours and each participant will only attend the workshop once. The intervention will be delivered in a group setting, with 10-12 participants receiving the intervention together and concurrently. The workshop will be delivered by registered Clinical Psychologists. The intervention will be conducted through interactive activities that include psycho-education and guided-interactive discussions on eco-emotions, coping, and resilience, a group nature restoration project building a bee hive, guided mindfulness meditation, and brainstorming self-care strategies such as taking a break from climate news. The manualised intervention comprises 5 inter-related and consecutive modules; 1) finding common ground, 2) taking action together, 3) coping, 4) cultivating resilience, 5) bringing it together. The manual for this intervention was specifically designed for this trial and is available publically https://www.une.edu.au/about-une/faculty-of-medicine-and-health/school-of-psychology/research/psychosocial-health-and-wellbeing-focussing-on-rural-communities/bee-well-project. The Clinical Psychologists who developed the treatment manual are responsible for delivering the intervention. Adherence of participants to the treatment will be recorded as the number of modules completed (0 to 5).
Sponsors
The Peregrine Centre
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Persons age 10-14 years; Living in a rural area, defined as Modified Monash Model 3 or higher; Self-reported exposure to one or more natural hazards, including any bushfire, flood, tornado, or drought.
Exclusion criteria
Any medical or psychological condition prohibiting participation in a six hour interactive workshop ascertained by clinical judgement.
Outcome results
None listed