African Animal Physiology (Agri/Animal Science) | 12 February 2005
Enhancing Mental Health Well-being Among Urban Youth in Port Harcourt Through Six-Month Support Services Integration
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Abstract
Urban youth in Port Harcourt often face unique challenges related to mental health due to environmental stressors and social pressures. A quasi-experimental design was employed with a pre-post measurement on a sample of 150 adolescents. Participants were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (receiving support services) or a control group (no additional support). Significant improvements in self-reported mental health scores were observed, with a mean increase from 25% at baseline to 40% after the six-month period. The intervention proved effective in improving adolescent well-being, indicating the potential of structured support services for urban youth. Future studies should expand the study population and explore long-term effects of such interventions. Adolescents, Urban Youth, Mental Health Support Services, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p<em>i)=\beta</em>0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.