A Game-Based School Program for Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Regarding Depression (Moving Stories): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of elevated depressive symptoms among youth in most western societies is high. Yet, most adolescents who are experiencing depressive symptoms do not seek help. Low mental health literacy, high stigma, and low social support have been shown to hinder help-seeking. A small number of interventions has been developed to target mental health literacy and stigma, but few focus on actual help-seeking and first aid behavior. We have developed a game-based school program called Moving Stories that targets mental health literacy, including knowledge and behavior, and stigma among adolescents, in regard to depression specifically.

Objective

Our aim is to describe the protocol for a study that will test the effectiveness of the program Moving Stories in a Dutch

SUBMITTER: Tuijnman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6437615 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature