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There is a significant dearth of programs for mental health promotion developed to suit the needs of Indian youth. The paper describes the development of a program entitled "Feeling Good and Doing Well" for enhancement of well being and functioning in college youth. The program development was based on extensive field assessment of stakeholders' perspectives and needs. It is a broad based program that encompasses three inter related themes namely, discovery and application of strengths, pursuit of goals and regulation of emotions. It is delivered in a group format in the form of experiential workshop series comprising of six core sessions, apart from one orientation session at the beginning and a closure session at the end. The program is currently being field tested and has a high potential for large scale applications across colleges in the country.
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The authors wish to acknowledge and sincerely thank the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) New Delhi for providing the necessary funds to carry out this project.
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Mehrotra, S., Elias, J.K., Chowdhury, D. et al. Feeling Good & Doing Well: Development of a Mental Health Promotion Program for Youth. Psychol Stud 58, 54–57 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-012-0176-4
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