SynthesisHealth promotion international2024
The impact of media-based mental health campaigns on male help-seeking: a systematic review.
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- Trends in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Mortality by Race, Age, and Gender in the United States Between 1999 and 2020.Cureus · 2026Article
- Online Discussions of Men's Mental Health on Reddit and YouTube: Cross-Sectional Mixed-Methods Infodemiological Study.JMIR infodemiology · 2026Article
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- Messenger-based chat counseling for young people in times of personal and global crises: evaluating the long-term feasibility of "krisenchat".Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Beliefs that explain mental health help-seeking intention among older men: a reasoned action approach.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Suicide Prevention Measures at High-Risk Locations: A Goal-Directed Motivation Perspective.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Good Arts, Good Mental HealthFrontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Self-reported help-seeking behavior in the event of mental disorders among adults in Poland.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Terminating the Revolving Cycle of Silence: A Co-Production Study of a Media Campaign Intervention to Encourage Males Affected by Intimate Partner Violence Help-Seeking in Nigeria.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
More than half of all men do not seek professional help for depression, suicide and anxiety. Although media-based campaigns represent a promising health promotion intervention to improve male help-seeking, it is unclear what communication strategies in extant mental health media-based campaigns are effective for men. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize information about the effectiveness of these campaigns on male help-seeking outcomes. A search was conducted of electronic databases and gray literature. Studies were eligible if they examined the effectiveness of a media-based campaign targeting male help-seeking attitudes, beliefs, intentions or behaviors in relation to mental disorders, distress, suicide or self-harm. Twenty-two studies of varying quality met the eligibility criteria. Most studies targeting mental health or depression were found to positively influence male help-seeking. There were mixed results for suicide prevention campaigns. Some evidence suggests that overall, brochure-based campaigns impact help-seeking. The use of male or mixed-gender campaign imagery produced similar results. The choice of message framing appeared to influence help-seeking outcomes. Despite substantial heterogeneity in campaign approaches and difficulties isolating the effects of campaign delivery from messaging, the review indicates that media-based campaigns can play a role in improving male help-seeking for mental health difficulties. Mounting evidence suggests that messaging and delivery should align with male communication preferences. However, high-quality, targeted research is required to evaluate the circumstances in which various campaign delivery and messaging components are effective in improving male help-seeking for poor mental health and suicidality.
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