Laura Lynne Armstrong|Kaitlyn Young
Mind the gap: Person-centred delivery of mental health information to post-secondary students
Saint Paul University|Ontario College of Art and Design
mental illnesses rapidly escalating university college campuses well known postsecondary institutions enough address mental health concerns represents significant gap attempts meet mental health needs young people deficits mental health knowledge proposed major contributing factor stigma low service access little research explored issue also little research date concerning young people want know mental health best disseminate mental health knowledge without information knowledge may shared personcentred meaningful manner youth use explored issues present study first year postsecondary students n 271 n 183 females n 85 males n 3 ottawa ontario canada participated online survey almost half postsecondary youth participants particularly males difficulty recognizing common mental illnesses anxiety eating disorders psychosis youth held inaccurate beliefs stigma well attitudes favour helpseeking primarily wanted know symptoms mental illnesses well cope stress postsecondary students wanted learn mental health issues public presentations internet media present research suggests need awareness acknowledgement among policymakers first year postsecondary students knowledge gaps youth appropriate knowledge sharing assessing mental health knowledge postsecondary students want know mental health knowledge transfer preferences could aid development framework address significant gap mental health needs postsecondary students person centred manner