BACKGROUND Mental health care is a top clinical concern for modern Puerto Rico, especially given a dramatically changing economic landscape paired with recurrent natural disasters. Youth are particularly at-risk due to long-term impacts of toxic stress and adverse childhood experiences on health and development. OBJECTIVES Here we present a novel clinician-community-educator-scientist partnership to address Puerto Rican youth mental well-being and wellness. We deployed pilot health workshops within the Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico to build youth mental health conceptual understanding and competencies in stress recognition and management. The work in progress herein evaluates acceptability and feasibility of our curricular model. METHODS Dialogue with community stakeholders guided curricular design of workshops for youth ages 6 to 13 and older. Prior to implementation, educators and volunteers attended a 1-day training on educational strategies. Workshop success was evaluated using qualitative approaches (i.e., narrative feedback, educator and volunteer reflections, youth Talking Drawings) to assess youth engagement, youth conceptual health understanding, and educator/volunteer impressions of feasibility and impact. RESULTS Initial findings indicate high acceptability and feasibility of our curricular model. Youth engagement and enthusiasm were noted in educator feedback and continue to be sustained post-workshop. Preliminary analysis shows accompanying increases in youth conceptual mental health understanding, particularly for 6- to 12-year-olds in recognition of stress and healthy coping mechanisms. Reciprocal gains were observed for volunteers. CONCLUSIONS Activities have evolved into a formal partnership called Semilla, which features expanded analysis of mental well-being and wellness outcomes. Our collaborative model continues to engage Puerto Rican youth in the science of their well-being.

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InSciEd Out 的心理健康：与波多黎各男孩和女孩俱乐部的健康合作伙伴关系。

背景精神卫生保健是现代波多黎各最重要的临床问题，特别是考虑到急剧变化的经济形势和反复发生的自然灾害。由于有毒压力和不良童年经历对健康和发展的长期影响，青少年尤其面临风险。目标 在此，我们提出一种新颖的临床医生-社区-教育者-科学家合作伙伴关系，以解决波多黎各青少年的心理健康问题。我们在波多黎各的男孩和女孩俱乐部内部署了试点健康研讨会，以培养青少年心理健康概念的理解以及压力识别和管理的能力。本文正在进行的工作评估我们课程模型的可接受性和可行性。方法 通过与社区利益相关者的对话，指导 6 至 13 岁及以上青少年的研讨会课程设计。在实施之前，教育工作者和志愿者参加了为期 1 天的教育策略培训。使用定性方法（即叙述反馈、教育者和志愿者反思、青年谈话图画）评估研讨会的成功，以评估青年参与度、青年概念健康理解以及教育者/志愿者对可行性和影响的印象。结果初步结果表明我们的课程模式具有很高的可接受性和可行性。教育工作者的反馈中注意到了青年的参与和热情，并在研讨会后继续保持下去。初步分析显示，青少年对心理健康概念的理解随之增加，尤其是 6 至 12 岁的青少年，他们认识到压力和健康的应对机制。观察到志愿者的相互收益。结论 活动已发展成为名为 Semilla 的正式合作伙伴关系，其特点是对心理健康和健康结果进行扩展分析。我们的合作模式继续让波多黎各年轻人参与他们的福祉科学。