Lisa Townsend|Rashelle J. Musci|Elizabeth A. Stuart|Anne Ruble|Mary Beth Beaudry|Barbara Schweizer|Megan A. Owen|Carly Goode|Sarah Lindstrom Johnson|Catherine P. Bradshaw|Holly C. Wilcox|Karen Swartz
The Association of School Climate, Depression Literacy, and Mental Health Stigma Among High School Students
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although school climate linked youth educational socioemotional behavioral health outcomes limited research association school climate mental health education efforts explored whether school climate associated students depression literacy mental health stigma beliefsdata combined 2 studies maryland safe supportive schools project randomized controlled trial adolescent depression awareness program five high schools participated studies allowing examination depression literacy stigma measures 500 9th 10th graders multilevel models examined relationship schoollevel school climate characteristics studentlevel depression literacy mental health stigma scoresoverall school climate positively associated depression literacy odds ratio 278 p 001 negatively associated stigma est 3822 p 001 subscales engagement 530 p 001 environment positively associated depression literacy 201 p 001 negatively associated stigma est 6610 p 001 est 2742 p 001positive school climate associated greater odds depression literacy endorsement fewer stigmatizing beliefs among students findings raise awareness regarding aspects school environment may facilitate inhibit students recognition depression subsequent treatmentseeking