Abstract
A program evaluation examined mental health literacy levels and coping outcomes for youth (ages 10–16), before and at the end of their participation in a manualized, school-based mental health literacy program called Youth Education and Support (YES). Most of the youth reportedly had a parent or other family member with a mental health disorder such as depression, anxiety, and/or substance abuse. The mental health literacy levels of program participants from pre to post were evaluated with the developing Knowledge of Mental Illness and Recovery (K-MIR) scale. This scale was validated using item-response theory, demonstrating good psychometric properties. Youth answered two coping questions about their use of positive coping during the program and coping skills compared from pre to post intervention. Findings revealed that youth levels of mental health literacy increased significantly from pre to post program participation. Over 90% of the youth reported an improved use of positive coping strategies from pre to post intervention. The program appeared to deliver enhanced levels of literacy and coping for this sample of youth. The scale appeared to be appropriate to measure youth mental health literacy. Recommendations for practice, policy, and research are offered.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 2 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Frontiers in Psychiatry |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | FEB |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Children
- Families
- Mental health
- Psychoeducation
- Substance abuse
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Mental health literacy of youth that have a family member with a mental illness : outcomes from a new program and scale. / Riebschleger, Joanne; Costello, Shane; Cavanaugh, Daniel L.; Grové, Christine.
In: Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol. 10, No. FEB, 2, 2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental health literacy of youth that have a family member with a mental illness
T2 - outcomes from a new program and scale
AU - Riebschleger, Joanne
AU - Costello, Shane
AU - Cavanaugh, Daniel L.
AU - Grové, Christine
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - A program evaluation examined mental health literacy levels and coping outcomes for youth (ages 10–16), before and at the end of their participation in a manualized, school-based mental health literacy program called Youth Education and Support (YES). Most of the youth reportedly had a parent or other family member with a mental health disorder such as depression, anxiety, and/or substance abuse. The mental health literacy levels of program participants from pre to post were evaluated with the developing Knowledge of Mental Illness and Recovery (K-MIR) scale. This scale was validated using item-response theory, demonstrating good psychometric properties. Youth answered two coping questions about their use of positive coping during the program and coping skills compared from pre to post intervention. Findings revealed that youth levels of mental health literacy increased significantly from pre to post program participation. Over 90% of the youth reported an improved use of positive coping strategies from pre to post intervention. The program appeared to deliver enhanced levels of literacy and coping for this sample of youth. The scale appeared to be appropriate to measure youth mental health literacy. Recommendations for practice, policy, and research are offered.
AB - A program evaluation examined mental health literacy levels and coping outcomes for youth (ages 10–16), before and at the end of their participation in a manualized, school-based mental health literacy program called Youth Education and Support (YES). Most of the youth reportedly had a parent or other family member with a mental health disorder such as depression, anxiety, and/or substance abuse. The mental health literacy levels of program participants from pre to post were evaluated with the developing Knowledge of Mental Illness and Recovery (K-MIR) scale. This scale was validated using item-response theory, demonstrating good psychometric properties. Youth answered two coping questions about their use of positive coping during the program and coping skills compared from pre to post intervention. Findings revealed that youth levels of mental health literacy increased significantly from pre to post program participation. Over 90% of the youth reported an improved use of positive coping strategies from pre to post intervention. The program appeared to deliver enhanced levels of literacy and coping for this sample of youth. The scale appeared to be appropriate to measure youth mental health literacy. Recommendations for practice, policy, and research are offered.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Children
KW - Families
KW - Mental health
KW - Psychoeducation
KW - Substance abuse
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00002
DO - 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00002
M3 - Article
VL - 10
JO - Frontiers in Psychiatry
JF - Frontiers in Psychiatry
SN - 1664-0640
IS - FEB
M1 - 2
ER -