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Interventions18
  • The attitudes of mental health professionals also differ towards interventions, but this variability is usually related to professional orientation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Therefore, there is increasing emphasis on the need for preventative and proactive approaches such as school-based mental health literacy interventions (Jorm, 2020). (aifs.gov.au)
  • This short article discusses how practitioners can incorporate mental health literacy interventions into the school environment. (aifs.gov.au)
  • The interventions could be incorporated at the Tier 1 level of support to promote positive mental health and wellbeing at a universal scale. (aifs.gov.au)
  • This protocol describes a three-arm, parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial, investigating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of two interventions, alongside a process and implementation evaluation, to improve mental health and well-being of Year 9 pupils in English secondary schools. (lse.ac.uk)
  • METHOD: A three-arm, parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial comparing two different interventions, the Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) or the Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide (The Guide), to Usual Provision. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Interventions are needed to improve medical students' mental health literacy (MHL) and wellbeing. (utu.fi)
  • The survey instrument contained items concerning recognition of the symptoms of depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, the helpfulness of a range of interventions, mental health stigma and the degree of comfort providing pharmaceutical care to people with mental health problems. (emerald.com)
  • Pharmacists showed a preference for evidence-based interventions and support for psychological therapies and physical activity for all three mental health problems. (emerald.com)
  • Do Web-based Mental Health Literacy Interventions Improve the Mental Health Literacy of Adult Consumers? (edu.au)
  • Evaluations of interventions using conventional media show improvements in MHL improve community recognition of mental illness as well as knowledge, attitude, and intended behaviors toward people having mental illness. (edu.au)
  • Some Web-based interventions were specifically designed for people living with mental illness whereas others were applicable to the general population. (edu.au)
  • As the field moves from understanding mental health care disparities to reducing them, our collaborative aims to eliminate these significant barriers to mental health care by developing, testing, and disseminating culturally-grounded, theoretically-sound, and empirically-supported mental health literacy tools and anti-stigma interventions for Latinx communities. (wustl.edu)
  • The median spend of US$ 0.15 per person on mental health is well short of the US$ 3-4 needed for a selective package of cost-effective mental health interventions in low-income countries and up to US$ 7-9 in middle-income countries (11). (who.int)
  • Despite the personal and economic costs and availability of cost- effective interventions, treatment rates for people with mental and substance use disorders are low, with treatment gaps of more than 35-50% of individuals with serious disorders in developed countries and 76-85% of individuals with serious disorders in less developed countries. (who.int)
  • In order to operationalize the vision and roadmap set out in the plan, a regional framework for scaling up action on mental health is proposed which identifies high impact, cost-effective, affordable, feasible strategic interventions across the domains of governance, health services, promotion and prevention, and surveillance, monitoring and research. (who.int)
  • In order to bridge the treatment gap and achieve the overall goal of the mental health action plan - "to promote mental well-being, prevent mental disorders, provide care, enhance recovery, promote human rights and reduce the mortality, morbidity and disability for persons with mental disorders" - the need is to focus on key strategic interventions to scale up holistic mental health care as outlined in the regional framework. (who.int)
  • Introduction: The World Health Organization's (WHO) Basic Emergency Care Course (BEC) is a five day, inperson course covering basic assessment and life-saving interventions. (bvsalud.org)
Adolescents13
  • Having an understanding of mental health literacy in rural based adolescents is essential for creating change in levels of knowledge, beliefs about mental health, and help-seeking behaviors. (liberty.edu)
  • Their Youth Mental First Aid training is aimed at adults helping adolescents. (mumlyfe.com.au)
  • According to statistics provided by the World Health Organization, globally, 1 in 7 adolescents aged 10-19 experience a mental disorder, with half of these beginning to manifest around the age of 14. (rcr.org)
  • Considering the current situation and in order to meet the needs of adolescents and young people in terms of psycho-education, in 2018, the project "Mental Health Literacy" was launched in Cluj-Napoca. (rcr.org)
  • Various researches had been completed in distinct components of the sector to apprehend which have an effect on intellectual fitness literacy of adolescents. (ijtsrd.com)
  • Despite high fertility rates, there is limited mental health information among Hispanic adolescents during the perinatal period. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Implications for nursing practice are discussed to help improve mental health outcomes among pregnant and postpartum Hispanic adolescents. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Recto, P & Champion, JD 2017, ' Assessment of Mental Health Literacy among Perinatal Hispanic Adolescents ', Issues in Mental Health Nursing , vol. 38, no. 12, pp. 1030-1038. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Considering that adolescents spend a major part of their time in schools, school teachers are uniquely positioned to recognize mental health problems in students and should be encouraged to support student help-seeking behavior [ 5 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Background: This study aims to investigate the association between mental health literacy and the mental health status, particularly depression, among adolescents. (eduhk.hk)
  • The results have important implications, both clinically and on a population level, on the prevention of mental health problems and for the improvement of the mental health status of adolescents. (eduhk.hk)
  • (1) . According to the World Health Report 2001, at any given time about one person in every 10 is suffering from a mental disorder, and about one in four families has a member with a mental disorder, 20% of children and adolescents worldwide suffer from disabling mental illness, and approximately 50% of mental disorders in adults begin before the age of 14 years (2) . (who.int)
  • Children, adolescents, elderly, people with special mental needs, ethnic minorities and disadvantaged were reported as the vulnerable groups related to low health literacy. (bvsalud.org)
Depression19
  • A special kick-off event in anticipation of the release of our new course, this webinar will bring a panel of mental health experts and coaches together in discussion around why mental health is so important for today's coaches, asking: what do coaches need to know in domains such as depression, addiction, anxiety and more in order to be effective? (instituteofcoaching.org)
  • Coaches will learn what is outside the ethical boundaries of coaching, and new information about mental health issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse, bipolar disorder. (instituteofcoaching.org)
  • Medical students are prone to mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety, and their psychological burden is mainly related to their highly demanding studies. (utu.fi)
  • The program is structured around interactive sessions where we address topics such as stigma and myths about mental health, body image, emotions, anxiety, depression, strategies for coping with symptoms associated with disorders, and developing resilience. (rcr.org)
  • It can cause anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems that can affect our daily lives. (virtual.financial)
  • This course is for those who want to develop skills and strategies to support themselves and others coping with stress, anxiety, depression or other mental health conditions. (cipe.ca)
  • Mental health stigma was higher for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder than depression, with many pharmacists holding misperceptions about schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. (emerald.com)
  • Fourteen percent of the world's population still has little or no literacy - and the study finds that they are more likely to suffer mental health issues such as loneliness, depression, and anxiety. (healthandnurture.com)
  • People with lower literacy had greater mental health difficulties such as anxiety and depression. (healthandnurture.com)
  • Improvements in MHL see concomitant improvements in health outcomes, especially for individuals with mild to moderate depression. (edu.au)
  • Perinatal depression is a major concern as it poses health risks for both the mother and infant. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Teachers ( n = 665) from 27 Japanese high schools answered a self-administered questionnaire which assessed (a) knowledge about mental health/illnesses, (b) correct recognition of specific illnesses (depression, schizophrenia and panic disorder), (c) confidence in helping students with depressive symptoms, and (d) confidence in teaching mental health knowledge to students. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Also, correct recognition of specific mental illnesses in vignettes was insufficient, especially in terms of schizophrenia and depression. (biomedcentral.com)
  • MHL about depression and other mental health problems has not yet been examined in East Asian teachers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Mental health literacy was measured by the Australian National Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Youth Survey with the depression vignette only. (eduhk.hk)
  • Only 275 (16.4%) respondents were classified as having an adequate mental health literacy level with correct identification of depression and also intended to seek help, with 392 (23.4%) of the total sample correctly identified the vignette as depression. (eduhk.hk)
  • Conclusions: Results suggested that mental health literacy level was associated with mental health status, particularly depression of young people. (eduhk.hk)
  • Many Latinx adults in the U.S. suffering from common mental illnesses, like depression and anxiety disorders, do not seek mental health care services and when they do seek care, they tend to drop out of care prematurely or receive poor quality mental health care. (wustl.edu)
  • We address different target groups such as young adults with interrupted schooling, persons with alarming and complex mental health needs, those who live in supported housing, visitors at day centers or clubhouses, newly arrived immigrants, persons with depression on sick leave, but also professionals in welfare services and employers. (lu.se)
20233
  • YAM is a mental health promotion programme delivered over five consecutive weeks during January to April 2023. (annafreud.org)
  • International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 2023 , 25 (7), 813-821. (techscience.com)
  • The Sasakawa Health Prize Selection Panel met on 30 January 2023 to consider the nominations of the 10 candidates, together with the Administrator's technical comments on the candidatures. (who.int)
Illness33
  • Symptom recognition is the ability to detect beliefs, behaviors, and other physical manifestations of mental illness, without knowing explicitly which disorder they link to. (wikipedia.org)
  • Media influence plays a huge role in perpetuating negative mindsets towards mental illness, such as prescribing menacing qualities. (wikipedia.org)
  • A recent study highlights how the majority of participants note the media as the primary source of their beliefs about mental illness being associated with violence, and how this attitude is more prevalent towards serious mental illnesses. (wikipedia.org)
  • Fear and perceptions of danger related to mental illness have increased over the past few decades, largely due to serious mental illness such as schizophrenia being associated as potentially violent and harmful to others. (wikipedia.org)
  • Talking to kids about things about stigma around mental illness, things like time management, ways to deal with common teenage stressors in a really positive way, ways they can find help. (globalnews.ca)
  • Mental illness often develops during late childhood to adolescence (Solmi et al. (aifs.gov.au)
  • Evidence suggests that young people experiencing mental illness want school staff and students to be educated and better informed about mental health to help reduce stigma and increase appropriate help-seeking actions in the school setting (Kostenius, Gabrielsson, & Lindgren, 2020). (aifs.gov.au)
  • Instead, many describe people with mental illness as violent and incompetent. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • It assumes that youth that have accurate mental health information will have less stigmatized views of mental illness and will be more likely to seek help earlier should mental health symptoms arise. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • Accurate, non-stigmatized mental health information is especially needed for Children of a Parent or other Family Member that has a mental illness (COPFMI) since they are more likely to acquire a mental illness than children who do not have a family member with a mental illness. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • Did you know that the CDC (U.S. Center for Disease Control) research shows in 2022 that upwards of 50% of the adult population will be diagnosed with some form of mental illness during their lifetime? (instituteofcoaching.org)
  • The stigma of mental illness did not change during the study ( P =.13).Conclusions: The digital Transitions program was easily integrated into the university curriculum and it improved the students' mental health literacy and wellbeing. (utu.fi)
  • Mental First Aid run courses that help everyday people support those with mental illness. (mumlyfe.com.au)
  • The study findings indicate the need for enhanced mental health content in the undergraduate pharmacy curriculum which should challenge misperceptions of mental illness. (emerald.com)
  • To make the world a better place for adults and children living with challenges and/or illness related to their mental health. (guidestar.org)
  • 2) To establish if increases in MHL translated into improvement in individual health seeking and health outcomes as well as reductions in stigma toward people with mental illness. (edu.au)
  • self-stigma appears to be an important mediator with results showing that despite improvements in MHL and community attitudes to mental illness, individuals with mental illness still seek help at relatively low rates. (edu.au)
  • 1 in 5 individuals will personally experience a mental illness in their lifetime. (walkalong.ca)
  • At any given time, 10.4% of Canadians have a mental illness. (walkalong.ca)
  • 2002. A report on mental illness in Canada. (walkalong.ca)
  • 2009. Quick facts: Mental illness and addiction in Canada. (walkalong.ca)
  • Does mental health literacy influence confidence and attitudes of paramedics when managing patients with mental illness and suicidal ideations? (edu.au)
  • Background Mental illness is one of the most prevalent health problems globally. (edu.au)
  • In Australia, it is estimated that one in five Australians are diagnosed with a common mental illness each year. (edu.au)
  • In 1992, the decentralisation of mental health services in Australia and the relocation of people living with mental illness from institutionalised care into mainstream society, resulted in a significant increase in the number of patients presenting to primary health care professionals such as paramedics and to emergency departments for assistance with mental illness. (edu.au)
  • The aim of this research was to investigate the attitudes, knowledge and confidence of Ambulance Tasmania (AT) paramedics when assessing and managing patients with mental illness presentations. (edu.au)
  • Results Paramedic education and training in managing patients with a mental illness was found to be inadequate and reported to impact patient care and the paramedic/patient experience. (edu.au)
  • In addition to the impact on paramedic confidence, a deficit of education and training was also linked to increased levels of stigma towards patients with mental illness. (edu.au)
  • Conclusion Paramedic education and training in managing patients with a mental illness is paramount to improve the paramedic/patient relationship and positively impact patient care and patient recovery. (edu.au)
  • This research paves the way for the implementation of a national education package and national guidelines to support the development of mental health literacy for paramedics and the delivery of effective care to patients with mental illness. (edu.au)
  • A combination of person-level barriers, including stigma toward mental illnesses, fear, cultural norms that view mental illness as being débil (weak), and lack of knowledge and misconceptions about mental illness and treatments limit many Latinx adults' efforts to seek and engage in mental health care in a timely manner. (wustl.edu)
  • Host talks and panel discussions with community stakeholders, local and national experts to examine how information about mental illness, mental health treatments, and stigma are disseminated to Latinx communities in the U.S. and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. (wustl.edu)
  • Because psychiatric and other mental health resources are limited in many locations, the chapters on mental illness and on survivors of torture and violence toward women are of considerable value. (cdc.gov)
Outcomes12
  • Recent research recognizes the varying attitudes across mental health professionals towards prognosis, long-term outcomes and likelihood of discrimination as more negative than those of the public. (wikipedia.org)
  • Secondary outcomes measured concurrently include changes to: positive well-being, behavioural difficulties, support from school staff, stigma-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours, and mental health first aid. (lse.ac.uk)
  • This self-directed, online course for public health professionals, physicians, physician assistants, physical therapists, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, and social workers lays out the standards and best practices to improve healthcare communication and therefore, improve understanding and outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Mental health literacy is the foundation for mental health promotion, prevention and care and can be developed through classroom based curriculum implementation that has been scientifically shown to improve mental health related outcomes for students and also for their teachers. (ubc.ca)
  • Educators can then use this resource designed to be delivered by regular classroom teachers to successfully address mental health related curriculum outcomes designed to be delivered by usual classroom teachers to students aged 12 to 19. (ubc.ca)
  • We know that people with better literacy tend to have better social outcomes in terms of things like finding employment, being paid well, and being able to afford better food and housing. (healthandnurture.com)
  • What we found is a significant association between literacy and mental health outcomes across multiple countries. (healthandnurture.com)
  • Future studies could explore how new technology interfaces (eg, mobile phones vs computers) can help improve MHL, mental health outcomes, and reduce stigma. (edu.au)
  • This study aimed to ascertain levels of mental health literacy in UK university students and examine whether mental health literacy is associated with better mental health outcomes and intentions to seek professional care. (port.ac.uk)
  • Cultural traditions, shared values, beliefs, attitudes, and social institutions are passed down through history and connected to all aspects of a person's life, including health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Social and economic policies that target housing, safety, employment, public transportation, and education can benefit physical and mental health outcomes for affected communities by increasing access to health services and improving an individual's health literacy. (cdc.gov)
  • Geospatial scientists can further examine the impacts of health outcomes with cartographic mapping and GIS analysis tools to improve population health. (cdc.gov)
Disorders27
  • Mental health literacy has been defined as "knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management and prevention. (wikipedia.org)
  • Knowledge is the largest component of mental health literacy, and important topics in Mental Health include: How to get information: the networks and systems individuals use to get information about mental disorders. (wikipedia.org)
  • Risk factors: what factors put individuals at greatest risk for specific mental health disorders. (wikipedia.org)
  • Causes of mental disorders Self-treatment or self-help: what are the best individuals can do to help themselves recover without consulting with professionals, including the use of self-help books and media. (wikipedia.org)
  • Attitudes are studied in two sub-components: attitudes about mental disorders, or persons with mental disorders, and attitudes about seeking professional help or treatment. (wikipedia.org)
  • These surveys demonstrate that the recognition of mental disorders is lacking and reveal negative beliefs about some standard psychiatric treatments, particularly medications. (wikipedia.org)
  • Implications surrounding public attitudes towards mental disorders include negative Stereotypes, Prejudice, or Stigma. (wikipedia.org)
  • Despite rising rates of youth mental health disorders and suicides, most youth lack access to accurate, non-stigmatized mental health information. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • While the scale needs further study with larger samples of youth, it is hoped that the scale can yieldmental health literacy outcome data that can helpmental health literacy programs to build evidence-based programs that may, in turn, help prevent, delay, or ameliorate mental health disorders among youth. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • The Guide is a mental health literacy curriculum which provides a set of educational tools to increase understanding of mental health and mental disorders among both pupils and teachers. (annafreud.org)
  • Grit is also a known protective factor against mental disorders. (techscience.com)
  • The content focused on life and academic skills, stress management, positive mental health, mental health problems and disorders. (utu.fi)
  • As a physician and TEDx speaker, with over 10 years of experience in the field of mental health, I have seen first-hand the importance of using emotional literacy as a tool in our understanding and even prevention of mental health disorders. (cipe.ca)
  • BACKGROUND: Mental disorders are responsible for a high level of disability burden in students attending university. (edu.au)
  • One of the most pressing challenges to health systems globally, and in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region in particular, is that of effectively reducing the prevalence of mental disorders and the related disability and mortality. (who.int)
  • Mental disorders are common and disabling. (who.int)
  • Globally, mental, neurological and substance-use disorders account for 22.9% of non-fatal disease burden (measured as years lived with disability) and 7.4% of the global burden of disease (measured as disability adjusted life years, a metric which encompasses years lived with disability as well as early death) (2). (who.int)
  • The costs of mental disorders are already huge, and are expected to grow year-by-year. (who.int)
  • In 2010, the global costs of mental disorders were estimated at US$ 2.5 trillion (6). (who.int)
  • Over the next 20 years the cumulative global impact of mental disorders in terms of lost economic output will amount to US$ 16 trillion. (who.int)
  • It is estimated that the cost of mental disorders in high-income countries, in terms of expenditures incurred and loss of productivity, equates to about 4% of gross national product (7), and it is predicted that the costs of mental disorders will more than double by 2030, affecting low- and middle-income countries as well as high-income countries. (who.int)
  • The reason for this unacceptable gap is that mental disorders and services for those affected have been neglected in many countries worldwide (2). (who.int)
  • Mental health policies and legislation have been either absent or outdated, and pay scant regard to the human rights of people with mental disorders. (who.int)
  • The high prevalence, considerable disability and growing costs of mental disorders, taken together with the huge treatment gap despite the availability of cost-effective treatments, form a compelling case to reassess provision for mental health care. (who.int)
  • Public knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders. (bvsalud.org)
  • Mental, neurological, and substance use disorders are a leading cause of the disease burden worldwide. (who.int)
  • Lifestyle-related behaviours such as unhealthy diet, inadequate physical activity, tobacco use, excessive alcohol consumption, substance abuse, and unsafe sex in the Region contribute to cardiovascular and lung diseases, mental disorders, cancer, diabetes, injuries and HIV/AIDS. (who.int)
Increase mental health l2
Anxiety1
  • 7.6% (any anxiety disorder, including PTSD) and 5.3% (any mood disorder, including major depressive disorder) reported from 17 countries which have participated in the world mental health survey (4) . (who.int)
Development of mental health l1
  • Professor Tony Jorm (UMelb) will lead this fellowship which will work on the development of mental health literacy measures that will be used in the Growing Minds Australia Check-In and the Primary Schools Mental Health First Aid program. (growingmindsaustralia.org)
Behaviors2
  • Considering PMeHL as a multi-faceted and dynamic construct will help understand the mechanisms that improve mental health and promote healthy behaviors . (bvsalud.org)
  • Governments at all levels enact place-based policies that influence our access to health education programs, provide emergency services, regulate natural resources, decrease barriers to better health, and increase opportunities that may influence health behaviors. (cdc.gov)
Raising awareness1
  • As part of the Scripps mission to do well by doing good, the company is committed to not only raising awareness that news literacy is a basic life skill and essential to a healthy democracy, but also equipping the public with tips and tools to become news-literate. (10news.com)
Reduce stigma2
  • The entertainment-education framework, a health communication strategy that embeds educational messages into popular entertainment media (e.g., fotonovelas, soap operas, social media ), informs our work, to increase knowledge and awareness, create favorable attitudes, reduce stigma, and motivate behavioral and educational changes. (wustl.edu)
  • We aim to collaborate with a range of stakeholders from Latinx communities in St. Louis and across the U.S. to inform our efforts to reduce stigma and improve mental health literacy. (wustl.edu)
20203
  • The WHO has taken up this challenge with the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020, which was adopted at the 66th World Health Assembly (12). (who.int)
  • The plan sets out a vision and roadmap for mental health for countries of the world to achieve by 2020. (who.int)
  • These domains correspond to the four objectives of the mental health action plan 2013-2020 and are guided by its underpinning principles. (who.int)
Oral health literacy4
Attitudes5
  • Mental health literacy has three major components: recognition, knowledge, and attitudes. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] The recognition of difference between knowledge and attitudes is a crucial part of the mental health literacy framework. (wikipedia.org)
  • While some efforts have focused on promoting knowledge, other researchers have argued that changing attitudes by reducing stigma is a more prolific way of creating meaningful change in mental healthcare utilization. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mental health literacy is derived from health literacy, and focuses on the knowledge, attitudes, and competencies that individuals need to acquire to manage their own health effectively. (techscience.com)
  • Involving youth and children in health promotion increases drastically the impact of health promotion on society.4 This is so because young people easily acquire and share positive health knowledge, attitudes and skills whose influence extends to communities. (who.int)
20184
  • Mental health first aid is 'help provided to a person who is developing a mental health problem or who is in a mental health crisis, until appropriate professional help is received or the crisis resolves' (Morgan, Ross, & Reavley, 2018, p. 2). (aifs.gov.au)
  • In October 2018, the WKC convened the Kobe Expert Meeting on Scientific Evidence in Health-EDRM in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Conference on Disaster Medicine (APCDM). (who.int)
  • In the Kobe Expert Meeting 2018, issues were raised about the gaps in the Health-EDRM research methodology and impact evaluation. (who.int)
  • Based on the results of the Kobe Expert Meeting 2018, WKC designed and published a Call for proposals in 2019 for Health-EDRM research to address the identified research gaps and needs in four research areas: health data management, mental health and psychosocial support, health needs of sub-populations and health literacy, and health workforce development. (who.int)
Resilience3
  • Mental health literacy aligns with resilience theory. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • The education staff are trained to recognise and respond to emerging health issues, as well as lead preventative programs in areas like resilience , relationships and seeking help. (mumlyfe.com.au)
  • Resilience is one of the fundamentals for good mental health, so it makes sense to focus here for peak mental health literacy. (mumlyfe.com.au)
Disparities3
World Health Organ11
  • 2021) and this affects areas such as education, achievement, relationships and occupational success (World Health Organization [WHO], 2021). (aifs.gov.au)
  • He established the first integrated youth mental health care services, education and research program in Canada at the University of Toronto and has served as Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Associate Dean of International Health and Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Mental Health Policy and Training at Dalhousie University. (ubc.ca)
  • 3 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Unit, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt. (who.int)
  • In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for any damages arising from the use of the information linked to in this section. (who.int)
  • 3 WHO, Health promotion: A strategy for the African Region, Brazzaville, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa (AFR/RC51/12 Rev. 1) 2001. (who.int)
  • World Health Organization. (who.int)
  • Afghanistan health profile 2015 / World Health Organization. (who.int)
  • The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. (who.int)
  • The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers' products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. (who.int)
  • All reasonable precautions have been taken by the World Health Organization to verify the information contained in this publication. (who.int)
  • In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use. (who.int)
Media literacy2
  • In her Instagram profile , Lindsay describes herself as a mental health advocate and the founder of a media literacy organization called "Not So Fast Campaign. (thecelebritist.com)
  • It shares resources around media literacy, which aim to help people learn how to think critically so they can make sense of all the information being shared at breakneck speed. (thecelebritist.com)
Curriculum5
  • Given Alberta's leadership in developing and delivering a provincial program, the award-winning psychiatrist and author of the mental health literacy curriculum has now chosen to gift the intellectual property of his broader work to Alberta Health Services. (buildthemup.ca)
  • The site will serve as the perfect avenue through which the new mental health knowledge and resources - including the elementary school curriculum -can be shared free of charge to help young people and families around the world. (buildthemup.ca)
  • In this course, educators will learn how to apply this classroom-ready, web-based, modular mental health curriculum resource as well as develop their own mental health literacy. (ubc.ca)
  • An accelerated medical curriculum to train the local health workforce has also been developed to address the needs of communities where there is a shortage of staff. (who.int)
  • If the award is confirmed, Professor Tienthavorn would like to further expand partnerships with schools, give one-year training courses to village health volunteers to enable them to become nurses, and pursue efforts to adapt the health care curriculum to address the needs of the most underserved communities in Thailand. (who.int)
Systematic review1
Behaviours2
Improve9
  • Denver7 shares how these students are working to combat the stigma around mental health to improve the well being of their peers. (10news.com)
  • KMGH says it's proud to share how these students are working to combat the stigma around mental health to improve the well-being of others. (10news.com)
  • The Hutch Board is looking to improve accessibility to mental health resources for teenage Memphians, and the Sting Board wants to fund a program that supports or facilitates youth education initiatives within the greater Memphis community. (hutchisonschool.org)
  • One way to address financial stress and improve our mental health is through financial literacy. (virtual.financial)
  • There are various resources available to help individuals improve their financial literacy. (virtual.financial)
  • Her podcasts are heard internationally, and she has volunteered her time to speak to improve mental health in developing countries such as Let's Talk Nepal. (cipe.ca)
  • Education programs should be developed and implemented to improve teacher MHL with the aim of helping them to support students suffering from mental health problems. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Information is essential for growth and development of people, and the importance of health literacy is clear to improve the quality of life and oral health indicators. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Nick Simons Institute is a nongovernmental organization that aims to improve health care and innovatively fill health workforce gaps that the health system faces in rural areas of Nepal. (who.int)
Students15
  • As part of the project, KMGH in Denver is highlighting the work Thomas Jefferson High School students are doing on mental health, an issue important to their community. (10news.com)
  • This course will introduce students to mental health literacy and its goals of recognizing and managing mental health concerns, strengthening mental health and well-being, and ending stigma. (durhamcollege.ca)
  • This course is not intended to be a substitute for counselling and it does not qualify students to act as mental health professionals upon completion. (durhamcollege.ca)
  • Students said they recognize how unique the Philanthropic Literacy Board is and are grateful for the experience. (hutchisonschool.org)
  • Below you will find training and resources to educate health care workers, hospital administrators, public health professionals, and health profession students about health literacy practices, including teach-back, and about applying these practices to better communicate with patients and the public. (cdc.gov)
  • The Perceived Stress Scale and General Health Questionnaire measured the students' stress and health, respectively. (utu.fi)
  • The students' mean scores for mental health knowledge improved (-1.6, 95% Cl -1.9 to -1.3, P P =.040). (utu.fi)
  • This study used the MHLS to measure mental health literacy in rural students ages 14-17 and in Grades 9-12. (liberty.edu)
  • School teachers are well-positioned to recognize mental health problems in their students and to help them seek appropriate help. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To conduct workshop to 40 senior high school students about mental health literacy. (australiaawardsindonesia.org)
  • Design/methodology/approach - A total of 380 university students at a university in the south of England completed online surveys measuring multiple dimensions of mental health literacy, help seeking behaviour, distress, and well-being. (port.ac.uk)
  • Findings (mandatory) - Mental health literacy in the students sampled was lower than seen in previous research. (port.ac.uk)
  • Women exhibited higher levels of mental health literacy than men and postgraduate students scored higher than undergraduate students. (port.ac.uk)
  • Practical implications - Strategies, such as anonymous online resources, should be designed to help UK university students become more knowledgeable about mental health and comfortable with seeking appropriate support. (port.ac.uk)
  • Originality/value - This study is the first to examine multiple dimensions of mental health literacy in UK university students and compare it to help seeking behaviour, distress, and well-being. (port.ac.uk)
Aims4
  • The concept of mental health literacy was derived from health literacy, which aims to increase patient knowledge about physical health, illnesses, and treatments. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nicholas and women's sevens head coach Jack Hanratty are mental health ambassadors for the Coaching Association of Canada's new Sport Resource Hub, which aims to equip coaches across the country with mental health literacy. (kelownacapnews.com)
  • The project aims to enhance youth mental health literacy in Kupang by implementing a game-base learning approach. (australiaawardsindonesia.org)
  • This priority aims to build and sustain resilient national, regional and global capacities, and to ensure that populations affected by acute and protracted emergencies have rapid access to essential life-saving health services. (who.int)
Symptoms6
  • The occurrence of mental health symptoms is higher in individuals aged between 18 and 24 years than in other age groups. (techscience.com)
  • Despite a heightened focus on mental health literacy and grit as important factors for decreasing mental health symptoms, knowledge of the effect of mental health literacy and grit on mental health symptoms is very limited. (techscience.com)
  • This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between mental health literacy and psychological symptoms and the mediating effect of grit on these relationships. (techscience.com)
  • Mental health literacy was not directly associated with psychological symptoms. (techscience.com)
  • Mental health literacy affects psychological symptoms through grit. (techscience.com)
  • To prepare future healthcare practitioners to identify and assess the signs and symptoms of mental health illnesses and the impact of those illnesses on a patient's ability to understand, comply and successfully manage chronic mental and physical health conditions. (guidestar.org)
Adolescent mental3
  • With construction of the new Centre for Child & Adolescent Mental Health ramping up, we continue to support efforts to help families reduce the need for it in the first place. (buildthemup.ca)
  • Dr. Stan Kutcher is a Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and the former Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health at Dalhousie University. (ubc.ca)
  • He is a renowned expert in adolescent mental health and leader in mental health research, advocacy, training, and policy and has been involved in mental health work in over 20 countries. (ubc.ca)
Stigma around mental health1
  • The co-captain of Canada's women's rugby sevens team hopes to help end the stigma around mental health and its impact on high-performance athletes. (kelownacapnews.com)
Educators1
  • Based on many foundation studies and key stakeholder input from parents, educators, mental health providers, child welfare providers, and especially youth, an emerging Youth Mental Health Literacy (YMHL) scale was developed and validated for measuring the mental health literacy levels of youth ages 11-14. (suicideinfo.ca)
MHLS2
  • The Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) is a self-report measure of mental health literacy. (liberty.edu)
  • The intellectual fitness literacy scale (MHLS) became used. (ijtsrd.com)
Resources10
  • Search by keyword for literacy resources to support your teaching. (literacytrust.org.uk)
  • Hanratty said reaching out for help is an incredibly daunting and intimidating thing for athletes, so he hopes the new national mental health hub will give coaches the right resources for when players look to confide in them. (kelownacapnews.com)
  • Online training and resources support teachers to grow children's mental health literacy. (mumlyfe.com.au)
  • Financial literacy courses and workshops are offered by many organizations and institutions, and online resources are widely available. (virtual.financial)
  • However, many universities have limited resources available to support student mental health. (edu.au)
  • Resources to help create healthy workplaces and health-promoting classrooms. (phecanada.ca)
  • Resources that discuss the mental health needs of children in the context of the classroom. (phecanada.ca)
  • Inadequate resources have been devoted to mental health: countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region typically spend 2% of their health budget on mental health (10), which compares with the 5-10% required to match contemporary comprehensive health care systems. (who.int)
  • Evidence-based action can ensure that the limited resources available to mental health care are used cost-effectively. (who.int)
  • The last chapter includes an excellent table that lists pretravel health resources (websites). (cdc.gov)
Preventative1
  • Using emotional literacy as a preventative tool is the central theme that runs throughout the course, allowing participants real-time and real-life examples of how to approach, acknowledge and accept the emotions they are experiencing. (cipe.ca)
Better mental health2
  • Research from the National Literacy Trust has shown us that children and young people who like to read are three times more likely to have better mental health than those who don't . (literacytrust.org.uk)
  • She is best known for her "Emotional Literacy for Better Mental Health" TEDx talk and as an International Women's Day panellist. (cipe.ca)
Program6
  • WATCH ABOVE: Fifty teachers from the Saskatoon area participated in a three-day mental health literacy training program. (globalnews.ca)
  • The program will help identify when a teenager may require mental health support. (globalnews.ca)
  • This professional training program combines safe opioid use with pain management and health literacy. (cdc.gov)
  • She has created an innovative program entitled "Think Like a Doc," where Dr. Shahana volunteers to perform outreach in various schools to allow them to play the role of a doctor and learn about their physical and mental health. (cipe.ca)
  • To provide tools (board game and interactive modules) to promote and enhance mental health literacy program targeting youth in Kupang. (australiaawardsindonesia.org)
  • GRASP program scientists use geospatial concepts, methods and tools to examine the convergence of geospatial health determinants that vary by place. (cdc.gov)
Illnesses1
  • About 50% of mental illnesses start in adolescence. (rcr.org)
Psychiatry1
Examine3
  • These schools will complete the data collection for the AWARE project (pupil and staff surveys) and will be compared to those that delivered YAM or The Guide , helping us examine the effects of each mental health intervention. (annafreud.org)
  • The purpose of this paper is to examine the mental health literacy (MHL) of British community pharmacists. (emerald.com)
  • Geospatial science, geographic information systems (GIS), and cartographic visualization provide important concepts, methods, and tools equipping public health scientists to examine, characterize, and analyze the important relationship between our health and the places of our lives. (cdc.gov)
Poorer2
Workforce4
  • The average mental health workforce in the Region is 14.6 personnel per 100 000 population. (who.int)
  • Furthermore, in about one third of countries, more than 85% of the mental health workforce is deployed in mental hospitals. (who.int)
  • The third major initiative addresses the challenge of the maldistribution of the health workforce, especially in border and rural areas of the country. (who.int)
  • The meeting was attended by 32 experts from 12 countries, who identified research questions in five major areas: health data management, mental health and psychosocial support, health needs of sub-populations and health literacy, health workforce development, and research methods and ethics. (who.int)
Framework2
  • A conceptual framework of mental health literacy illustrates the connections between components, and each is conceptualized as an area to target for measurement or intervention. (wikipedia.org)
  • As part of its work, GRASP has proposed and is shaping a framework, the Geospatial Determinants of Health (GDOH) , that articulates the many and varied geospatial drivers that influence disease prevalence and promote health. (cdc.gov)
Knowledge4
20171
  • Morral, K. and Morral, J. (2017), "The mental health literacy of British community pharmacists", The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice , Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 98-110. (emerald.com)
Beliefs1
  • Each culture has a system of health beliefs which influence how they understand and seek out health information to make decisions. (cdc.gov)
Prevalent1
  • In the Region, the most prevalent determinants are poverty, low literacy levels, unplanned urbanization, rapid economic changes, globalization and peer pressure. (who.int)
Organization2
  • The Sasakawa Health Prize is awarded for outstanding innovative work in health development to a person or persons, an institution or institutions, or a nongovernmental organization or organizations. (who.int)
  • Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration 3. (who.int)
Crucial2
  • Mental health is a crucial aspect of our overall well-being, and it can be affected by various factors, including financial stress. (virtual.financial)
  • Mental health literacy is a crucial trait for human lifestyles in addition to physical, non-secular and financial properly being. (ijtsrd.com)
Tools4
  • Practical tools for supporting clients with mental health challenges through videos, worksheets, quizzes, and scenarios for coaches to interact with. (instituteofcoaching.org)
  • Partner with local and national experts and community stakeholders on how to develop new innovative online and multimedia platforms (e.g., website, apps, podcast, television, radio) to disseminate mental health literacy tools to the Latinx community. (wustl.edu)
  • He is leading an effort to provide players more access to mental health professionals and self-management tools. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Interference of the relationship doctor/patient in the effectiveness of literacy, the existence of tools for its measurement (one specific for Dentistry) were found. (bvsalud.org)
Participants5
  • Participants' guardians were asked to complete a consent form, and participants completed the mental health literacy scale survey. (liberty.edu)
  • In this course, participants will start by understanding the landscape of mental health and the mental health dichotomy we currently exist in. (cipe.ca)
  • A pre-test and a post-test will be conducted to measure the participants level of mental health literacy before and after the workshop. (australiaawardsindonesia.org)
  • Participants with previous mental health problems had higher levels of mental health literacy than those with no history of mental health problems. (port.ac.uk)
  • Individuals were most likely to want to seek support from a partner or family member and most participants indicated they would be able to access mental health information online. (port.ac.uk)
Determinants of Hea2
  • These factors are usually known as the broad determinants of health. (who.int)
  • The broad determinants of health are complex and closely interrelated. (who.int)
Resilient1
  • A resilient person is one who can best cope with whatever life throws at them… including the troughs of mental health that we will all encounter at some stage or another. (mumlyfe.com.au)
Organizational1
  • The world health report 2002 1 sets forth several physical, social, economic, behavioural and organizational factors that influence people's health. (who.int)
Disorder6
  • COPFMI youth are in need of the same mental health information as general population youth but they can also benefit from knowing how to deal with a family member's mental health disorder. (suicideinfo.ca)
  • At any given time, about 1 person in every 10 is suffering from a mental disorder, and about 1 in 4 families has a member with a mental disorder (1). (who.int)
  • Rates of mental disorder are even greater where there are complex emergencies, such as are being faced by many countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. (who.int)
  • Nevertheless, the vast majority of people with a mental disorder do not receive treatment. (who.int)
  • At any given time about one person in every ten is suffering from a mental disorder, and about one in four families has a member with a mental disorder. (who.int)
  • Rates of mental disorder are even higher where there are complex emergencies. (who.int)
Issues in Mental Health1
Study5
Levels6
  • The Public Health Agency of Canada-funded hub looks to serve all levels of sport as many return to playing fields amid a waning pandemic that was tough on people's mental health. (kelownacapnews.com)
  • Positive component of Mental Health Literacy is considered a component of MHL, which deserves attention throughout the lifespan , in different contexts and intervention levels. (bvsalud.org)
  • Background: Low levels of mental health literacy (MHL) have been identified as an important contributor to the mental health treatment gap. (edu.au)
  • Therefore, teachers need to have high levels of mental health literacy (MHL). (biomedcentral.com)
  • An audiotaped mental health evaluation tool for Hispanic immigrants with a range of literacy levels. (cdc.gov)
  • While the demand for health information is increasing in terms of quantity, quality and levels of disaggregation, the response to these needs has been hampered because of fragmentation and major gaps and weaknesses in national health information systems. (who.int)
Support2
  • Group-based programs have the potential to be a more cost-effective way to provide mental health information and support versus individual intervention. (aifs.gov.au)
  • Visit the PGR Catalyst Fund posters to learn more about the work being undertaken by institutions to support the mental health and wellbeing of postgraduate researchers (PGRs). (vitae.ac.uk)
Education5
  • It is startlingly obvious that we need to focus on our kids' mental health literacy just as strongly, if not more strongly, than the focus we currently give to their overall education. (mumlyfe.com.au)
  • The work on this project is just beginning and will be developed jointly with education partners, parents, youth and mental health professionals. (buildthemup.ca)
  • The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice , 12 (2). (port.ac.uk)
  • Nurses: The University of Kansas Medical Center Area Health Education Center East is approved as a provider of CNE by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. (kumc.edu)
  • 1994). Developing Health Education Materials For Inner-City Low Literacy Parents. (cdc.gov)
Services7
  • This work highlights the importance of mental health services being aware of and supporting literacy," she added. (healthandnurture.com)
  • Previous research identified low mental health literacy (MHL) as one of the primary reasons for the limited use of mental health services among ethnic minorities. (uthscsa.edu)
  • Personal health literacy is about how well a person can find and understand the health information and services that they need. (medlineplus.gov)
  • It is also about using the information and services to make good health decisions. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Develop a web-based resource guide of mental health services in English and Spanish for the St. Louis Latinx community. (wustl.edu)
  • Our research group is inter- and multidisciplinary and represents health sciences, mental health services research, occupational therapy, nursing, e-health, and public health. (lu.se)
  • The Institute works closely with the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal to train medical professionals (such as midwifes and anaesthetic assistants) in rural areas, to enable them to provide the services that are most needed by the local population. (who.int)