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Read the Study: First Descents, an adventure program for young adults with cancer: who benefits?

 

In 2015, First Descents worked with the University of Michigan to evaluate the psychosocial benefits of our programming. The infographic above highlights the top findings from this study including an increase in self esteem, body image and our participants ability to cope with cancer and its ongoing effects. Additionally, the study showed a 58% decrease in the number of participants that reported having depression after their First Descents program.

This 2015 study continued First Descents’ effort to better understand the psychosocial effects of going on a First Descents program following up on a study conducted in 2012 with the Keck Graduate Institute. The infographic below highlights the findings from our 2012 study.

 

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