ArticlePloS one2022
School-based mental health literacy training shifts the quantity and quality of referrals to tertiary child and adolescent mental health services: A Western Canada regional study.
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- Modifiable predictors of mental health literacy in the educational context: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Mental Health Literacy Training for School Teachers: A Systematic Review Spanning 2012-2024.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2026Review
- Mental health literacy in Nova Scotia's education system: 15 years after the evergreen framework.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Application of the "hospital-school-home-community" integrated mental health service model for primary and secondary school students in Chongqing, China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Relationship between extraversion and mental health literacy in Chinese adolescents: a chain mediation model.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Child and youth mental health and wellbeing before and after returning to in-person learning in secondary schools in the context of COVID-19.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Mental health knowledge and classroom experiences of school teachers in Aragon, Spain.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Psychological Vulnerability Indices and the Adolescent's Good Mental Health Factors: A Correlational Study in a Sample of Portuguese Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Improving the Capacity of Non-Physician Primary Care Providers to Address Child and Youth Mental Health Through Mental Health Literacy Approaches.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWe aimed to improve mental health referral quality of young people by helping educators build capacity for early identification of youth at risk of mental illness and facilitate referrals between the education and health systems.
methodsWe applied the Go-To Educator mental health literacy training for early identification, triage and support in 208 schools in Calgary, Alberta between 2013 and 2016. Students presenting to mental health services during this time were compared on a number of clinical, system, and demographic variables, based on the training status of the school (untrained schools; before and after training schools), using retrospective cohort design. Based on clinical and system data, bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis were employed to compare the three school status domains.
resultsAfter training, referrals differed significantly from control and pre-training schools. Students presenting to services from these schools were younger, from single parent families; were referred more because of adjustment and learning/attention problems; had complex social/family issues; thought disturbances, and harmful behavior/thoughts towards others. While they waited longer to be admitted they stayed longer in services; had more provisional comorbid diagnoses and demonstrated positive treatment outcomes.
conclusionsThe Go-To Educator training may be an effective intervention helping educators identify students at risk of mental disorders and in substantial need of mental health services, demonstrating improved linkages between education and health sectors.
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