SynthesisThe Journal of school health2016
Effectiveness of Universal School-Based Mental Health Awareness Programs Among Youth in the United States: A Systematic Review.
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of universal, school based, interventions on help seeking in children and young people: a systematic literature review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The modules of mental health programs implemented in schools in low- and middle-income countries: findings from a systematic literature review.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions to improve children's access to mental health care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2019Pooled it
- Evaluating the Impact of Aevidum on Mental Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Help-Seeking Behaviors in High School Students: A Mixed-Methods Study.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2024Trial
- "I wouldn't even know what to do," Adolescent and Parent Perspectives on Identifying, Understanding, and Seeking Help for Adolescent Depression.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2021Trial
- Increasing demand for school counselling through a lay counsellor-delivered classroom sensitisation intervention: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial in New Delhi, India.BMJ global health · 2021Trial
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- Is It Possible to "Find Space for Mental Health" in Young People? Effectiveness of a School-Based Mental Health Literacy Promotion Program.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Trial
- Child and adolescent psychiatry: challenges, solutions, opportunities, and future directions.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026Article
- Determinants of stigma against help-seeking in schools and help-seeking behaviors of Asian American and Latinx youth experiencing internalizing problems.Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology · 2026Article
- Youth Perspectives of School-Based Health Education: Findings from a US Youth-Led Nationwide Qualitative Survey.Health education journal · 2025Article
- School-Based Mental Health Education: Program Effectiveness and Trends in Help-Seeking.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Decoding Prejudice: Understanding Patterns of Adolescent Mental Health Stigma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- School Safety Concerns and Solutions: A Qualitative Analysis of U.S. School Psychologists' Perspectives.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impact of Mental Health Literacy on Improving Quality of Life Among Adolescents in Barcelona.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Psychometric properties of the chinese version of the value-based stigma inventory (VASI): a translation and validation study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Qualitative Evaluation of the Impact of a School Mental Health Literacy Curriculum on Student-Teacher Relationships.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Investigating the use of support in secondary school: the role of self-reliance and stigma towards help-seeking.Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England) · 2024Article
- Assessing the efficacy of the 'Bicho De 7 Cabeças' B-learning school-based program in enhancing mental health literacy and reducing stigma.BMC psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundStigmatizing attitudes toward mental illness and low mental health literacy have been identified as links to social adversity, and barriers to seeking and adhering to treatment among adolescents suffering from mental illness. Prior research has found that it is possible to improve these outcomes using school-based mental health awareness interventions. The purpose of this study was to review empirical literature pertaining to universal mental health awareness interventions aiming to improve mental health related outcomes among students enrolled in US K-12 schools, especially minorities vulnerable to health disparities.
methodsPsycINFO, Cochrane Library, PUBMED, and reference lists of relevant articles were searched for K-12 school-based mental health awareness interventions in the United States. Universal studies that measured knowledge, attitudes, and/or help-seeking pertinent to mental health were included.
resultsA total of 15 studies were selected to be part of the review. There were 7 pretest/post-test case series, 5 nonrandomized experimental trial, 1 Solomon 4-groups, and 2 randomized controlled trial (RCT) designs. Nine studies measuring knowledge, 8 studies measuring attitudes, and 4 studies measuring help-seeking, indicated statistically significant improvements.
conclusionsAlthough results of all studies indicated some level of improvement, more research on implementation of universal school-based mental health awareness programs is needed using RCT study designs, and long-term follow-up implementation.
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