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In this sense, we defined as objectives to identify and describe the necessary components to design a program proposal that promotes adolescents\u2019 PMeHL. We conducted an exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study using two focus groups in July and September 2022 with an intentional non-probability sample of eleven participants (nine professional experts and two adolescents). Data were analyzed using content analysis, using NVivo\u00ae 12 software (version 12, QRS International: Daresbury Cheshire, UK). We obtained a total of four categories and eighteen subcategories: structure (context; format; contents; length and frequency; pedagogical methods; pedagogical techniques; resources; denomination), participants (target group; program facilitators), assessment (timing; evaluation instruments), other components (planning, articulation and adaptation; involvement; training; special situations; partnerships; referral). The perspectives of the professional experts and of the adolescents that we obtained from this study contributed to the design of a proposal for a program to promote adolescents\u2019 PMeHL.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph20064898","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,10]],"date-time":"2023-03-10T05:02:17Z","timestamp":1678424537000},"page":"4898","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Development of a Proposal for a Program to Promote Positive Mental Health Literacy among Adolescents: A Focus Group Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8125-5384","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joana","family":"Nobre","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal"},{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Rovira i Virgili, 43003 Tarragona, Spain"},{"name":"VALORIZA\u2014Research Centre for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7455-1081","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Helena","family":"Arco","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal"},{"name":"Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), 7000-811 \u00c9vora, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4100-430X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Francisco","family":"Monteiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9270-7163","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ana Paula","family":"Oliveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health School, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, 7300-555 Portalegre, Portugal"},{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Rovira i Virgili, 43003 Tarragona, Spain"},{"name":"Group Innovation & Development in Nursing (NursID), Centro de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o em Tecnologias e Servi\u00e7os de Sa\u00fade (CINTESIS), 4200-450 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5229-0394","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carme","family":"Ferr\u00e9-Grau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Rovira i Virgili, 43003 Tarragona, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5620-3478","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos","family":"Sequeira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Group Innovation & Development in Nursing (NursID), Centro de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o em Tecnologias e Servi\u00e7os de Sa\u00fade (CINTESIS), 4200-450 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Nursing School of Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization (2022, April 04). 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