What would we use and how would we use it? Can digital technology be used to both enhance and evaluate well-being outcomes with highly vulnerable and disadvantaged young people?
| Author | Karleen Gwinner,Rhianon Vichta,Brian Collyer |
| Date | 01 December 2018 |
| DOI | 10.1177/1035719X18804638 |
| Published date | 01 December 2018 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
https://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X18804638
Evaluation Journal of Australasia
2018, Vol. 18(4) 222 –233
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What would we use and
how would we use it? Can
digital technology be used
to both enhance and
evaluate well-being outcomes
with highly vulnerable and
disadvantaged young people?
Rhianon Vichta
Brisbane Youth Service, Australia
Karleen Gwinner
Social Research Consultant, Australia
Brian Collyer
yourtown, Australia
Abstract
An increasing number of technology apps for managing wellbeing and mental health
are permeating young people’s use of digital spaces. There are a range of online
wellbeing tools which have been developed to promote self-tracking and build young
people’s wellbeing and mental health, for example, Optimism, My Mood Tracker and
Strava. Tracking outcomes of support with highly transient young people is, more
broadly, a particular challenge for youth workers, evaluators and social researchers.
Using digital apps to promote as well as monitor wellbeing with tech-savvy young
people is an enticing prospect for youth support services, particularly with young
people whose engagement with support is sporadic and unpredictable during periods
Corresponding author:
Rhianon Vichta, Brisbane Youth Service, 42 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, QLD 4006,
Australia.
Email: rvichta@brisyouth.org
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