Adolescent mental health education InSciEd Out: a case study of an alternative middle school population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental illness contributes substantially to global disease burden, particularly when illness onset occurs during youth and help-seeking is delayed and/or limited. Yet, few mental health promotion interventions target youth, particularly those with or at high risk of developing mental illness ("at-risk" youth). Community-based translational research has the capacity to identify and intervene upon barriers to positive health outcomes. This is especially important for integrated care in at-risk youth populations.

Methods

Here the Integrated Science Education Outreach (InSciEd Out) program delivered a novel school-based anti-stigma intervention in mental health to a cohort of seventh and eighth grade at-risk students. These students were assessed for changes in mental

SUBMITTER: Yang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5883586 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature