Working on mental health stigma in education: a multicentre community-based clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High school teachers have a key role to play in supporting their students in this stage of adolescent growth, especially given the increasing prevalence of mental disorders in this population. However, it has been observed that these teachers lack confidence, commitment and knowledge related to the management of mental health problems and show a high level of stigma. The goal of this research was therefore to evaluate the effectiveness of a mental health prevention and promotion training programme by led mental health nurse, aimed at reducing the stigmatising attitudes of teachers at schools in Spain.

Methods

A multicentre, non-randomised, community-based study was therefore carried out, with a pre-post-test and a three-month follow-up. The teachers (n = 16

SUBMITTER: Santonja-Ayuso L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12248066 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature