... in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. An action inquiry design was used to examine the model’s impact over a three-year period. The model incorporated three distinct tiers: primary prevention through campus-wide mental health literacy campaigns; secondary prevention via a student-staffed...

...Lebogang Digwamaje; Ntsoaki Florence Tadi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the mental health literacy of schizophrenia in a South African community sample. This study is part of the growing interest in community mental health literacy. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 192...

... being accessible for different communities and learner groups. MHFA has always focused on increasing mental health literacy. One marginalised group, with lower mental health literacy than the general population, is Deaf people, a group with increased risk of mental health problems. This paper aims...

...Rim Taleb; Nayla Kassab; Asmaa Kebbe; Nour Kreidieh Purpose This study primarily aims to evaluate the mental health literacy (MHL) of the Lebanese adult population in an attempt to yield results that can help fill the gap in the literature and support the development of new strategies to counter...

...Paul Gorczynski; Wendy Sims-Schouten; Clare Wilson Purpose Despite a high prevalence of mental health problems, few students know where to turn for support. The purpose of this study was to gain a UK wide perspective on levels of mental health literacy amongst university students and to examine...

...Kate Morgaine; Louise Thompson; Katie Jahnke; Rebecca Llewellyn Purpose “GoodYarn” is a skills-based workshop that focusses on building mental health literacy in rural communities, members of which are known to experience geographic, attitudinal and service configuration barriers to accessing...

...Daniel J. Paulus; Lauren Page Wadsworth; Sarah A. Hayes-Skelton Purpose – Improving mental health literacy is an important consideration when promoting expedient and effective treatment seeking for psychological disorders. Low recognition serves as a barrier to treatment and the purpose...

...Santosh Loganathan; Matthew Kreuter Purpose – Improving mental health literacy is a key component of any population-based mental health program, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Effective strategies to increase awareness and reduce stigma associated with mental health are sparse...

...Nicola J. Reavley; Terence V. McCann; Stefan Cvetkovski; Anthony F. Jorm Purpose – The purpose of this study was to assess whether a multifaceted intervention could improve mental health literacy, facilitate help seeking and reduce psychological distress and alcohol misuse in staff of a multi...

...Sharon Leighton This paper reports on research into adolescents' mental health literacy, focusing on their ability to recognise two diagnosable mental illnesses and three mental health problems associated with loss. A vignette‐based questionnaire was developed and completed by a school‐based sample...