Sonja Kirchhoff|A Fre?ian|Orkan Okan|Ullrich Bauer
Evaluating the effect of an adapted mental health literacy intervention on mental health related stigma among secondary students in Germany: results of a pre-post evaluation study
Technical University of Munich|Bielefeld University|Technical University of Munich|Bielefeld University
abstract background mental health problems develop youth three quarter emerging age 25 adolescence stigmatizing attitudes related mental illness become nuanced consolidate ones belief system stigma mental illness still one leading barriers helpseeking intervention measures explicitly address becomes entrenched time preventive measures example based promoting mental health literacy mhl used address tackle stigmatizing attitudes canadian mhlbased intervention guide translated adapted use german schools present study evaluates effect german version guide attitudes towards mental illness among students germany methods firsttime application guide german version evaluated prepostevaluation study intervention control group evaluation data 188 students intervention group n 106 control group n 82 statistically analyzed focusing outcomes social stigma social distance selfstigma results analysis showed participants tend hold stigmatizing attitudes even intervention nevertheless intervention effective reducing social stigma reducing social distance selfstigma neither gender preexisting experience mental illness delivery modality contact element within intervention speaker vs video seemed influence outcomes conclusions german version mhlbased intervention guide seems suitable intervention improve attitudes towards mental illness among students germany extensive research necessary confirm findings explore factors influence programs effects attitudes short longterm