Sentences with phrase «mass building programme»

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The mass media can play an important role in providing health information and related issues for parents and caregivers.10 However, adolescents are typically portrayed in the media as hostile, violent, delinquent, alienated from parents and families, and resistant to any assistance.3, 51,52 In news and television coverage, content analyses found that adolescents are depicted as perpetrators or victims of crime and violence, problem - ridden and disruptive.51, 52 In addition to the mass media images, public attitudes towards adolescents are predominately negative.51 A population approach to build a climate of public interest and responsiveness will require actively working towards counteracting the predominantly negative media coverage of adolescents.3 Media messages can raise parents» awareness and willingness to attend parenting programmes by normalizing their experiences of receiving professional support.