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| Title |
Sustained improvements in students’ mental health literacy with use of a mental health curriculum in Canadian schools
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| Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, December 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12888-014-0379-4 |
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| Authors |
Alan Mcluckie, Stan Kutcher, Yifeng Wei, Cynthia Weaver |
| Abstract |
BackgroundEnhancement of mental health literacy for youth is a focus of increasing interest for mental health professionals and educators alike. Schools are an ideal site for addressing mental health literacy in young people. Currently, there is limited evidence regarding the impact of curriculum-based interventions within high school settings. We examined the effect of a high-school mental health curriculum (The Guide) in enhancing mental health literacy in Canadian schools.MethodsWe conducted a secondary analysis on surveys of students who participated in a classroom mental health course taught by their usual teachers. Evaluation of students¿ mental health literacy (knowledge/attitudes) was completed before and after classroom implementation and at 2-month follow-up. We used paired-samples t-tests and Cohen¿s d value to determine the significance and impact of change.ResultsThere were 265 students who completed all surveys. Students¿ knowledge significantly improved between pre- and post-tests (p¿<¿0.001; d¿=¿0.90) and was maintained at follow-up (p¿<¿0.001; d¿=¿0.73). Similarly, attitude significantly improved between pre- and post-tests (p¿<¿0.001; d¿=¿0.25) and was significantly higher at follow-up than base-line (p¿<¿0.007; d¿=¿0.18)Conclusions The Guide, applied by usual teachers in usual classroom curriculum, may help improve student knowledge and attitudes regarding mental health. This is the first study to demonstrate the positive impact of a curriculum-based mental health literacy program in a Canadian high school population. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 61 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 16 | 26% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 13% |
| United States | 7 | 11% |
| Djibouti | 2 | 3% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| South Africa | 1 | 2% |
| Finland | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 23 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 53 | 87% |
| Scientists | 4 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 3% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 400 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Greece | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 397 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 70 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 50 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 48 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 36 | 9% |
| Researcher | 29 | 7% |
| Other | 52 | 13% |
| Unknown | 115 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 88 | 22% |
| Social Sciences | 65 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 2% |
| Other | 37 | 9% |
| Unknown | 127 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 206. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 March 2022.
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