Overweight Experience Journal

Description:

The Overweight Experience Journal is a collection of stories, pictures, and personal experiences from families about what it has been like to contend with paediatric weight issues. The site represents the "collective wisdom" of these families as well as their health care providers. It incorporates contributions from children, adolescents and young adults experiencing weight issues, their families and clinicians. The site is designed to promote the healthy coping of children and their families. Visitors to the site can browse through the four main sections and many subsections in any order.

Service URL:

http://experiencejournal.childrenshospital.org/?cat=18

Agency Responsible:

Department of Psychiatry, Children's Hospital Boston.

Details

Format:

Website.

Intervention Type:

Educational (primarily educational material or psychoeducation). Utilises narrative therapy

Course Length:

Long (more than 5 modules). Comprises four main sections with multiple subsections

Support Option:

No support.

Target Audience

Primary Category:

Weight and Obesity.

Target Audience:

Child. Supports families with children with weight issues

Language:

English.

Access

Fee:

Free.

Access:

Open: No registration required.

Contact Details:

ej@tch.harvard.edu

Research evidence

Research Trials:

0

Research RCTs:

0

Outcome Summary:

No research evidence on the effectiveness of the site is currently available.

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Research paper citations

None.