ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Effectiveness of Mental Health Literacy Programs in Primary and Secondary Schools: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.
- Information and Communication Technology Interventions to Enhance Mental Health Literacy Among Young Adults and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of nursing practice · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators for the implementation of preventative mental health interventions among secondary schools in high-income countries: a systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents: A Systematic Review on Prevention and Intervention Programmes.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc · 2025Pooled it
- Mental health literacy interventions for female adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of the effects of mental health literacy intervention on teachers: knowledge, stigma, help-seeking, and helping.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Taking stock of psychosocial rehabilitation in children and adolescents: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Mental health in elite sports. A continuum of strategies that athletic trainers can use to support competitive athletes with psychological issues: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of web-based educational interventions on mental health literacy, stigma and help-seeking intentions/attitudes in young people: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- The Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of First-Episode Psychosis: A Pilot and Feasibility Non-Randomised Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Evaluating a Peer-Support Mobile App for Mental Health and Substance Use Among Adolescents Over 12 Months During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Association Between Mental Health Literacy and Its Dimensions with Adolescent Depression and Anxiety: A Cross-Sectional Study Among 5759 Adolescents in China.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Development, expert validation, and pilot testing of digital mental health literacy program for Filipino college students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The effect of an Internet-based digital storytelling intervention on depression literacy, stigma, and help-seeking attitudes among university students: A randomized controlled trial.Internet interventions · 2026Article
- Piloting a Mental Health Literacy Program for Minoritized Adolescent Peer Health Leaders from Under-Resourced Communities.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Feasibility, acceptability and initial efficacy of a community-based mental health literacy program delivered by civil society organizations among adults in Kenya: A quasi-experimental study.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Towards comprehensive mental health literacy: a systematic review of interventions for youth aged 15-24.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Factors influencing mental health literacy and its relationship with learning weariness in middle school students: a person-centered latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Co-Creation and Validation of a Social Media Resource for Mental Health Literacy Among Spanish Adolescents.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Mental health service coverage and gaps among adults in Europe: a systematic review.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2025Review
- Impact of Mental Health Literacy on Improving Quality of Life Among Adolescents in Barcelona.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
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.
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