Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Addressing Mental Health Stigma among Young Adolescents: Evaluation of a Youth-Led Approach. |
| Authors: |
Bulanda, Jeffrey J., Bruhn, Christine, Byro-Johnson, Trisha, Zentmyer, Melissa |
| Source: |
Health & Social Work. May2014, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p73-80. 8p. |
| Subjects: |
Health education evaluation, Help-seeking behavior, High school students, Mental illness, Middle school students, Statistical sampling, Statistics, Social stigma, Surveys, T-test (Statistics), Video recording, Adult education workshops, Affinity groups, Data analysis, Statistical significance, Evaluation research, Human services programs, Pre-tests & post-tests, Health literacy, Research methodology evaluation, Evaluation of human services programs, Attitudes toward mental illness, Adolescence |
| Geographic Terms: |
Midwest (U.S.) |
| Abstract: |
Stigma around mental illness puts adolescents at risk for not seeking help for themselves or helping peers dealing with mental distress. This program evaluation looks at a youth-led mental health awareness promotion campaign, in which high school students led educational workshops for at-risk middle school students in an after-school program. Pre- and posttests were used to measure knowledge about mental illness as well as social distance; a total of 57 pre- and posttests were analyzed. Analyses revealed statistically significant changes in both the Knowledge and Social Distance scales. The results suggest that salutary results can be realized as a result of very brief intervention with youths around the topic of mental health awareness. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
