YBMen Project in the Australian Northern Territory (Implementation phase)

Few digital health promotion programs are tailored towards the unique health, social, and cultural needs of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males - despite their disproportionate experience of mental health concerns, suicide ideation, and suicide. This project involves the trial implementation of an adapted online social and emotional well-being health promotion program (YBMenNT), which aims to engage young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males from the Northern Territory, Australia. The project uses a private social media group (i.e., Facebook or Instagram) to generate strengths-based discussions about mental health, cultural identity, and progressive concepts of manhood and masculinities. In close partnership with local community-based organizations with a trusted reputation for successfully engaging young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men, we will implement the adapted YBMenNT curriculum as an online youth mental health promotion program