Developing and Initially Validating the Youth Mental Health Literacy Scale for Ages 11–14
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Despite rising rates of youth mental health disorders and suicides, most youth lack access to accurate, non-stigmatized mental health information. Instead, many describe people with mental illness as violent and incompetent. Mental health literacy aligns
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An Interplay of Learning, Creativity and Narrative Biography in a Mental Health Setting: Bertie's Story [PDF]
, 2007 This paper describes selected findings from a research study exploring the use of a basic literacy/creative writing course provided in a community setting for adults with long-term mental health difficulties.
Sagan, Olivia
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Vaccines, 2023 Background: This study examines how health literacy and mental health literacy associate with the willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccination among American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American (AI/AN) people.
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Cultivating a Community of Practice to Enable Coach Development in Alpine Ski Coaches [PDF]
, 2017 PurposeMany university students in the UK experience mental health problems and little is known about their overall mental health literacy and help-seeking behaviours.
Garner, Paul, Hill, Denise M
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Promoting mental health literacy in schools
European Journal of Public Health, 2020 Abstract Background Adolescence is the most suitable time for health promotion and prevention programs regarding mental illness to start. Given that, about half of the mental illnesses will develop by the age of 14, addressing this issue early in the life course is a particular public health goal in ...
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Comparing mental health literacy and physical health literacy: an exploratory study [PDF]
Journal of Mental Health, 2017 This study compared mental health and physical health literacy using five health problems from each area.The aim was to determine whether the same group had better physical than mental health literacy Method: A sample of 263 participants completed an online questionnaire requiring them to name a problem/illness described in 10 vignettes and suggest ...
Wickstead, R, Furnham, A
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The Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS): A new scale-based measure of mental health literacy [PDF]
Psychiatry Research, 2015 Although Mental Health Literacy (MHL) has been a topic of substantial interest, measurement of this concept using a scale-based measure has been limited, including a lack of psychometric and methodologically robust scale-based measures of MHL. This study developed a new scale-based measure of MHL, the Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS), which assesses
O'Connor, Matt, Casey, Leanne
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Evidence-Based Programs & Measures Of Mental Health Literacy among Adolescents: A Narrative Research Review [PDF]
, 2020 Evidence-Based Programs & Measures Of Mental Health Literacy among Adolescents: A Narrative Research Review Roxana Naemi, Dept. of Psychology, Sabrina Hawa, & Chloe Walker, Dept. of Psychology Graduate Student, with Dr. Chelsea D. Williams, Dept.
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World Health Organization "School Mental Health Manual"-based training for school teachers in Urban Lahore, Pakistan: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2018 Background The teacher’s role in school mental health initiatives cannot be overemphasized. Despite global evidence of educational interventions in improving teachers’ knowledge and attitudes regarding mental health, this area remains under researched in
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Positive Mental Health Literacy: A Concept Analysis
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 BackgroundThe positive component of Mental Health Literacy (PMeHL) refers to a person’s awareness of how to achieve and maintain good mental health. Although explored recently, the term still lacks a clear definition among healthcare practitioners.AimTo identify the attributes and characteristics of PMeHL, as well as its theoretical and practical ...
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