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December 8, 2025Qualitative Health ResearchOpen Access

From Small Ripples to a Sea Change: Elucidating Long-Term and Multi-Level Youth Mental Health Intervention Impacts Using Ripple Effects Mapping

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EJEmily JenkinsUniversity of British Columbia HospitalCMCorey McAuliffeUniversity of British ColumbiaCEConstance EastonRichmond Hospital

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Implication

Qualitative evaluation shows unintended impacts of a youth mental health program across community and family levels, suggesting the value of complex interventions.

Key Points

  • This research aims to elucidate long-term and multi-level impacts of youth mental health interventions using Ripple Effects Mapping.
  • Applied an adapted Ripple Effects Mapping approach
  • Conducted reflexive thematic analysis on transcripts and mind maps from participants
  • Engaged former youth collaborators and adult allies
  • Identified three thematic outcomes: Reimagining Future Possibilities, Systems Integration, and Progressing From Ripple Effects to Sea Change
  • Highlighted significant impacts across socioecological levels: individual, family, community, and societal
  • Demonstrated the utility of qualitative, participatory approaches in revealing long-term impacts of interventions

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Jenkins et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f5d4fa91c937236dc0chttps://doi.org/10.1177/10497323251398385
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