Evaluation of a campaign to improve awareness and attitudes of young people towards mental health issues

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 965-973

  Livingston, James D ^a,b   Tugwell, Andrew ^a   Korf Uzan, Kimberly ^a   Cianfrone, Michelle ^a   Coniglio, Connie ^a  

^a BC Mental Health & Addiction Services   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti stigma campaign; Mental health awareness; Personal stigma; Social distance; Social media; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CANADA; COOPERATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AWARENESS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878565853     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0617-3     Document Type: Article

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