Comprehensive intervention model on mental health among rural left-behind junior middle school students

Objective To assess the effectiveness of the school-family-individual based comprehensive mental health intervention among left-behind junior middle school students,and to provide evidence for the intervention.Methods Six rural junior middle schools were selected.A sample of 55 students in 3 schools were selected as experimental group,53 adolescents in other 3 schools were selected as control group.Chinese Middle School Students Mental Health Scale (MSSMHS) was used to screen mental health problems before and after intervention in both groups.Results After intervention,depressive symptoms,interpersonal sensitivity and other factors in the experimental group were significantly lower than the control group (1.79±0.27 vs 2.57±0.50;1.64±0.37 vs 2.68±0.49).Moreover,intervention showed lasting effects for six months (1.85±0.30 vs 2.50.46;1.81±0.40 vs 2.55±0.51) (P<0.05).Conclusion Comprehensive intervention shows significant effects in improvement of mental health among rural left-behind junior middle school students.