Browsing by Author "Barry, Margaret M."
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The effects of implementation quality of a school-based social and emotional well-being program on students outcomes
Dowling, Katherine; Barry, Margaret M. (MDPI, 2020-05-22)School-based social and emotional learning (SEL) programs can be effective in producing positive outcomes for students. However, when the implementation quality is poor, these programs often lose their effectiveness and ... -
Evaluating the implementation of the youth-led emotional well-being project 'Getting it Together'.
Meade, Kathryn; Rowel, Dhammica; Barry, Margaret M. (2008-08)This study reports on the evaluation of a youth-led initiative on the promotion of emotional well-being among young people aged 16-25 years. Over a six month period, the Getting it Together project worked with a group of ... -
Evaluation of the Clwyd Mental Health Community Service: An interim report: Paper 3 Quality of life
Crosby, Charles; Mitchell, David A.; Barry, Margaret M. (Health Services Research Unit, UCNW, Bangor, 1990)This section of the report concerns the evaluation of the resettlement process on residents' quality of life. This paper considers some of the principal issues involved in quality of life evaluation research, describes the ... -
An evaluation of the MindOut (2) programme in disadvantaged post-primary schools: A report on preliminary findings
Dowling, Katherine; Barry, Margaret M. (Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway., 2017-10)INTRODUCTION This report describes the evaluation of the MindOut (2) social and emotional wellbeing programme for senior level students in Irish post-primary schools. This programme, which was updated in 2015, is comprised ... -
Evaluation of the MindOut Programme in Youthreach Centres
Clarke, Aleisha M.; Canavan, Reamonn; Barry, Margaret M. (Na, 2008-08)This report describes the evaluation of the MindOut programme that was implemented in Youthreach Centres in the HSE West (Galway, Mayo and Roscommon). The MindOut programme was originally developed as a resource to promote ... -
An evaluation of the SPARX-R computerised mental health programme for improving mental health and wellbeing among adolescents attending alternative education
Kuosmanen, Tuuli (2018-02-22)Introduction International evidence suggests that youth who leave mainstream education early have poorer mental health and social outcomes than their peers. In the European Union, 11.1% of youth leave mainstream education ... -
An evaluation of the Zippy's Friends emotional wellbeing programme for primary schools in Ireland.
Clarke, Aleisha M.; Barry, Margaret M. (2010)This report presents the main findings on the evaluation of the Zippy's Friends emotional wellbeing programme in Irish primary schools. The Zippy's Friends programme is designed to promote the emotional wellbeing of children ... -
An evaluation of Zippy's Friends, an emotional wellbeing programme for children in primary schools
Clarke, Aleisha M. (2011-11-03)This study reports on the evaluation of Zippy's Friends, an international emotional wellbeing programme for children in primary school. The purpose of this study was to (i) assess the immediate and long term impact of the ... -
Facilitators and barriers to the development of health literacy capacities over time for self-management
McKenna, Verna B.; Sixsmith, Jane; Barry, Margaret M. (SLACK Incorporated, 2020-05-12)Health literacy is a dynamic construct that is content and context specific. An understanding of the facilitators and barriers involved in the development of health literacy over time can provide important insights for the ... -
A feasibility study report on the implementation of the revised MindOut programme in the youth sector in Ireland
Ward, Kerry; Ryan, Jennifer; Barry, Margaret M. (Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway., 2017-10)The MindOut programme was originally developed in 2004 to promote the mental health and wellbeing of young people aged 15-18 years. Over the last eleven years it has been successfully implemented in post-primary schools ... -
The Galway Consensus Conference: international collaboration on the development of core competencies for health promotion and health education
Barry, Margaret M. (SAGE Journals Online, 2009-06)Developing a competent health promotion workforce is a key component of capacity building for the future and is critical to delivering on the vision, values and commitments of global health promotion. This paper reports ... -
The Galway Consensus Conference: International collaboration on the development of core competencies for health promotion and health education.
Barry, Margaret M. (SAGE Journals Online, 2009-05)Developing a competent health promotion workforce is a key component of capacity building for the future and is critical to delivering on the vision, values and commitments of global health promotion. This paper reports ... -
Galway revisited
Allegrante, John P.; Barry, Margaret M.; Auld, M. Elaine; Lamarre, Marie-Claude (SAGE Publications, 2012-11-07) -
Generic principles of effective mental health promotion
Barry, Margaret M. (Clifford Beers Foundation, 2007-05)A knowledge base is emerging on the effectiveness of mental health promotion which may be used to guide effective policy and practice. This paper considers the generic principles underpinning the practice of effective ... -
Good practice in mental health care for socially marginalised groups in europe: a qualitative study of expert views in 14 countries
Priebe, Stefan; Matanov, Aleksandra; Schor, Ruth; Straßmayr, Christa; Barros, Henrique; Barry, Margaret M.; Díaz-Olalla, José Manuel; Gabor, Edina; Greacen, Tim; Holcnerová, Petra; Kluge, Ulrike; Lorant, Vincent; Moskalewicz, Jacek; Schene, Aart H; Macassa, Gloria; Gaddini, Andrea (Springer Nature, 2012-03-28)Background: Socially marginalised groups tend to have higher rates of mental disorders than the general population and can be difficult to engage in health care. Providing mental health care for these groups represents a ... -
Health communication and its role in the prevention and control of communicable diseases in Europe- Current evidence, practice and future developments.
Sixsmith J; Doyle P; D Eath M; Barry, Margaret M. (ECDC, 2014)Health communication is integral to the effective public health response to the continuing threat posed by communicable diseases in European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) Member States. Public health ... -
Health promotion capacity mapping in low and middle income countries
Mahmood, Samir (2015-04-28)The present study is concerned with mapping health promotion capacity in LMIC contexts and seeks to develop a capacity mapping conceptual model and data collection process that will address these factors. The overall aim ... -
A health promotion focus on COVID-19: Keep the Trojan horse out of our health systems. Promote health for ALL in times of crisis and beyond!
Saboga-Nunes, Luis; Levin-Zamir, Diane; Bittlingmayer, Uwe; Contu, Paolo; Pinheiro, Paulo; Ivassenko, Valerie; Okan, Orkan; Comeau, Liane; Barry, Margaret M.; Van den Broucke, Stephan; Jourdan, Didier (EUPHA-HEALTH PROMOTION, IUHPE and UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education, 2020-04-27)PREFACE Ongoing discussion about the range of actions needed during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is calling all of us to bring forward our thoughts and experiences about how best to cope ... -
Implementation of a school-based mental health promotion programme in Ireland
Byrne, Mary; Barry, Margaret M.; Sheridan, Anne (Ingenta, 2004-05)This paper reflects on the challenges associated with developing, implementing and evaluating a universal curriculum-based module promoting positive mental health for 15-18 year olds in Irish schools. The module consists ... -
The implementation of mental health promotion programmes
Barry, Margaret M. (Emerald, 2005)The evaluation of programme implementation has a critical role to play in advancing knowledge and practice in mental health promotion. While much progress has made in recent years in establishing a sound evidence base for ...