Mental Health Literacy in Secondary Schools. A Canadian Approach

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 233-244

  Kutcher, Stan ^a   Bagnell, Alexa ^b   Wei, Yifeng ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Knowledge translation; Mental health literacy; Mental health promotion; School programs; Youth

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CANADA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84930378371     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: 15580490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2014.11.007     Document Type: Review

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