Stud Health Technol Inform. 2025 Jun 26;328:530-534. doi: 10.3233/SHTI250776.
ABSTRACT
The wExchange project aims to support mental health literacy and promote mental well-being of young people through peer-to-peer learning methods in secondary schools in a virtual environment. The current paper presents the school students’ feedback on the two virtual camps implemented within the project. A total of 80 school students participated in two virtual camps and provided their feedback through a questionnaire with the response rate increasing from 41% to 100% from first to second session. After the first camp, 100% (n=33) of the participants and 93.8% (n=75) in the second camp found the experience interesting, while 97% (n=32) and 92.5% (n=74), respectively, considered the content important. School students reported feeling happy, excited, curious, and inspired, highlighting the positive impact of peer-based learning. The final wExchange material, incorporating peer-developed methods for mental well-being promotion, will be freely available on the project website in English, Finnish, Greek, Portuguese, and Slovenian, ensuring accessibility to all interested stakeholders in the field of school health promotion.
PMID:40588982 | DOI:10.3233/SHTI250776
