Analysis and Reporting

Once you have completed your focus group with youth, you will want to identify patterns across the responses. These can then become categories, which you can quantify or you can list all categories of responses. Additionally, you can include direct statements to provide additional context for the responses. An example on how to record your analysis results is:

Question: What do you think were the outcomes or benefits for the youth community from this process?

Youth got to share their opinions Learned what key issues were Came up with a plan to address mental health by doing a group project— “I think that my friends will really like getting to come to our mental health support day. Being able to pet animals and have a space to decompress will help them a lot. ”