Effectiveness of Mental Health Literacy Programs in Primary and Secondary Schools

In recent years, there has been an increase in studies evaluating the effectiveness of mental health literacy programs within the context of education as a universal, preventive intervention. A systematic review and meta-analysis regarding the effectiveness of mental health literacy interventions in...

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Autores: Amado-Rodríguez, Isaac Daniel|||0000-0001-9863-9256, Casañas, Rocio|||0000-0003-2783-8818, Mas-Expósito, Laia, Castellví Obiols, Pere|||0000-0002-3920-8576, Roldán Merino, Juan Francisco|||0000-0002-7895-6083, Casas, Irma|||0000-0002-5902-5777, Lalucat-Jo, Lluís, Fernández-San-Martín, María Isabel|||0000-0001-9190-7182
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:257637
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/257637
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/children9040480
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mental health literacy
Stigma
Help-seeking
Adolescent
Intervention
Meta-analysis
Systematic review
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Sumario:In recent years, there has been an increase in studies evaluating the effectiveness of mental health literacy programs within the context of education as a universal, preventive intervention. A systematic review and meta-analysis regarding the effectiveness of mental health literacy interventions in schools, from 2013 to the present, on mental health knowledge, stigma, and help-seeking is conducted. Of the 795 identified references, 15 studies met the inclusion criteria. Mental health knowledge increased after the interventions (standardized mean difference: SMD = 0.61; 95% CI (0.05, 0.74)), at two months (SMD = 0.60; 95% CI (0.4, 1.07)) and six months (SMD = 0.39; 95% CI (0.27, 0.51)). No significant differences were observed between stigma and improving help-seeking. Mental health literacy interventions are effective in augmenting mental health knowledge, but not in reducing stigma or improving help-seeking behavior.