Open AccessEffectiveness and Implementation Outcome Measures of Mental Health Curriculum Intervention Using Social Media to Improve the Mental Health Literacy of Adolescents
Author(s) -
Hailemariam Mamo Hassen,
Manas Ranjan Behera,
Pratap Kumar Jena,
Rebecca Susan Dewey,
Getachew Abeshu Disassa
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s361212
Subject(s) - mental health , mental health literacy , intervention (counseling) , curriculum , social media , outcome (game theory) , literacy , health literacy , medical education , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , applied psychology , computer science , health care , mental illness , pedagogy , world wide web , political science , mathematics , mathematical economics , law
Globally, adolescent mental health problems reportedly manifest more severely in individuals with lower mental health literacy. Mental health curriculum interventions using social media have been associated with positive implementation outcomes. This study aimed to investigate whether such an intervention significantly improves adolescent mental health literacy and is associated with positive implementation outcome measures.