Let’s Erase the Stigma (LETS): A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Adolescent-Led School Groups Intended to Reduce Mental Illness Stigma

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 621-637

  Murman, Nicole M ^a   Buckingham, Kyla C E ^b   Fontilea, Philippe ^c   Villanueva, Robert ^a   Leventhal, Bennett ^d   Hinshaw, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b John Wiley & Sons Inc   (United States)

^c Let s Erase the Stigma Educational Foundation   (United States)

^d NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Contact; Intervention; Mental illness stigma; Social distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939881245     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: 15733319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-014-9257-y     Document Type: Article

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