Background:

Based on studies of Teresa Lluch's Multifactorial Model (1999), a Positive Mental Health Promoting Program for adolescents was created and validated and applied to a pilot class. Three months after the end of the program, we followed up in the same class, giving rise to new data. The work is part of the Positive Mental Health Project of CINTESIS / NursID of the Research Center on Health Technologies and Services and the Porto School of Nursing.

Aim:

To assess the impact of the positive mental health (PMH) program on adolescents 3 months after its end; analyze the effectiveness of the PMP program in promoting adolescent mental health in the school environment and assess the psychological vulnerability of adolescents.

Methods:

The study was quantitative, observational, descriptive and longitudinal. The sample consisted of 23 students aged 14 to 16 years, and as instrument was applied again the psychological vulnerability scale and the Positive Mental Health Questionnaire (QSM +).

Results:

Before the program, the class's QSM + was 94.35, after the program it went to 92.61. After 3 months, the QSM + increased to 91.17. Low quotations on the QSM + correspond to higher levels of SMP, ranging from 39 to 156. In EVP, there were changes, going from 14.26 after the program to 15.39 in the follow-up.

Conclusions:

Although the observed differences have no statistical significance, which allows us to affirm that the PMP Program was effective in the mental health of adolescents and their psychological vulnerability, changes were observed at the behavioral level, with greater mutual help between them, better communication and more active in school activities.

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