Successful application of a Canadian mental health curriculum resource by usual classroom teachers in significantly and sustainably improving student mental health literacy

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 580-586

  Kutcher, Stan ^a   Wei, Yifeng ^b   Morgan, Catherine ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attitudes; Knowledge; Mental health; Mental health curriculum resource; Mental health literacy; Mental illness; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CANADIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; TEACHER; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; PROCEDURES; SCHOOL; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CURRICULUM; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84949564949     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371506001209     Document Type: Article

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