SynthesisCommunity mental health journal2020
A Systematic Review of Parent and Caregiver Mental Health Literacy.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Parents' experiences of their adolescent child's depression: a qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The qualitative accounts of black informal carers of people with psychosis and their experiences accessing mental health services: a systematic review.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Pooled it
- Mental Health Literacy for Supporting Children: A Systematic Review of Teacher and Parent/Carer Knowledge and Recognition of Mental Health Problems in Childhood.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2023Pooled it
- The Effect of Digital Health Interventions on Parents' Mental Health Literacy and Help Seeking for Their Child's Mental Health Problem: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Mental Health Literacy Programs for Parents of Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- "It was Like My World fell Apart" Parents Experiences of Seeking Support for an Adolescent Mental Health Difficulty.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Contextual Stressors for Black and Latino Families After Child Sexual Abuse.Child maltreatment · 2026Article
- Mental Health Literacy for Professionals Working with At-Risk Youth.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2026Article
- Youth Mental Health Treatment Knowledge and Information Sources Among Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Parents: A Cross-Sectional Study.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2026Article
- Caught between Two Cultures: Understanding Mental Health and Help-Seeking among Australian Indian Families.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Measurement-Based Care for Depression in Youth: Practical Considerations for Selecting Measures to Assess Depression, Associated Features and Functioning.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Review
- The Mental Health of Refugee and Migrant Youth after Settlement: Outcomes of a Multinational Study.Community mental health journal · 2025Article
- Investigating the relationship between mental health literacy, care burden and emotional styles in family caregivers of people with mental disorders.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- I don't know-responses in the international trauma questionnaire caregiver-version: caregivers' knowledge about children's mental health.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Health Consumers' Use and Perceptions of Health Information from Generative Artificial Intelligence Chatbots: A Scoping Review.Applied clinical informatics · 2025Article
- Family caregivers' perspectives on caring for mentally ill adult patients in tertiary hospital in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Measure of Mental Health Literacy in Parents of Adolescents.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2025Article
- A Systematic Review of Parents' Mental Health Literacy Programs: Examining Program Effectiveness and Parent Satisfaction.Child psychiatry and human development · 2025Review
- How to Approach a Child About Concerns for Their Mental Health and Seeking Help: A Delphi Expert Consensus Study to Develop Guidelines on Mental Health First Aid for Supporting Children.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to systematically review the current body of research on parent and caregiver mental health literacy. Electronic databases were searched in January 2018 with 21 studies meeting inclusion criteria. A narrative synthesis of quantitative and qualitative studies was conducted. Findings across studies suggest that parents and caregivers had limited mental health knowledge. Factors associated with help-seeking included cultural and religious beliefs, financial and knowledge barriers, fear and mistrust of treatment services, and stigma. Notable limitations include non-representative samples, cross-sectional research designs, and use of inconsistent and non-validated study measures. Research would benefit from more diverse samples, an increased focus on prevention, and controlled trials of educational programmes targeting mental health literacy.
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