A Systematic Review of the Impacts of Media Mental Health Awareness Campaigns on Young People.

ABSTRACT: Mental health issues are prevalent among young people. An estimated 10% of children and adolescents worldwide experience a mental disorder, yet most do not seek or receive care. Media mental health awareness campaigns, defined as marketing efforts to raise awareness of mental health issues through mass media, are an effort to address this concern. While previous research has evaluated the outcomes of specific media mental health awareness campaigns, there is limited data synthesizing their overall effects. This study addresses the knowledge gap by reviewing the existing literature on the impact of media mental health awareness campaigns on young people. A search was conducted on MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO, Web of Science, and Google Scholar for studies published between 2004 and 2022 with

SUBMITTER: Tam MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11370183 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature