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PSY30380

Academic Year 2025/2026

Youth Mental Health (PSY30380)

Subject:
Psychology
College:
Social Sciences & Law
School:
Psychology
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Amanda Fitzgerald
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module aims to introduce students to the concepts of youth mental health (YMH) through an investigation of current theory, research, and evidence-based approaches in the field. The module will also focus on frameworks, policies and service developments related to youth mental health to provide a context to the landscape of mental health service delivery. The focus will be on the mental health of young people, mainly aged between 12 and 25 years.
This module will examine priority mental health areas such as youth suicide and the role of technology in young people’s mental health. Material will be presented on innovations in youth mental health such as youth participation and community-based models of care.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:


On completion of this module, you should be able to:
• Critically evaluate the research literature on topics in youth mental health such as youth mental health service delivery.
• Reflect on issues related to policy and practice in youth mental health.
• Present on an aspect of youth mental health based on the Lancet Psychiatry Commission’s (2024) publication on youth mental health to your peers.
• Synthesize and critique current literature on youth mental health.
• Identify credible, high-quality information and justify the usefulness of selected sources by effectively sourcing and prioritizing evidence

Indicative Module Content:

Examples of topics in the module are:
A developmental perspective on youth mental health
Global framework of youth mental health care
Technology and young people's mental health
Youth mental health service and policy contexts
Youth suicide
Youth participation in mental health research and service delivery
A career in youth mental health research

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

16
Seminar (or Webinar)

4
Autonomous Student Learning

80
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Teaching and Learning approaches used in this module include seminars, group work, student presentations and critical writing. In each 2 hour seminar, we spend part of the seminar engaging in some element of group work or class discussion.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
PSY40720 - Advances in Youth Mental Healt


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): End of semester written assignment (1000 words) Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
50
 No
Group Work Assignment: Group Presentation Week 8 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
40
 No
Participation in Learning Activities: Attendance and participation in class activities throughout the trimester. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
10
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Group Presentation (40%): Written feedback and the overall group grade will be provided to each group via email after the presentation has been completed and individual contribution to the work of the group considered via peer evaluation. Each student will then receive their own grade confidentially via Brightspace. Before the presentation, you will be provided with a grading rubrics to inform you how you will be marked during the presentation. Written assignment: Feedback on responses to the written assignment will be provided individually via Brightspace.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Amanda Fitzgerald Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 29, 30, 32, 33 Mon 14:00 - 15:50
Spring Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26 Mon 14:00 - 16:50
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