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schools ideal setting base mental health literacy programs learning environment already established mental health literacy represents obtain maintain good mental health incorporated school curriculum collaboration key stakeholders youth mental health school staff allied health professionals critical ensuring needs addressed programs sustainable study aimed understand perspectives school staff allied health professionals towards mental health literacy within australian schools exploratory qualitative quantitative survey completed 88 participants across australia results indicated school staff feel less competent deliver mental health literacy content perceive training address mental health education compared allied health professionals mental health programs reported implemented within schools social emotional learning programs school staff viewed mental health programs strengthen academic performance less allied health professionals thematic analysis qualitative data identified participants viewed mental health knowledge seek help coping skills vital content cover schoolbased mental health literacy program study reveals school staff need sufficient training resources address youth mental health literacy though mental health literacy lacking australian school system perspectives school staff allied health professionals study provide key ideas considerations future development schoolbased mental health literacy programs youth online version contains supplementary material available 101007s10648023097255