Huabin Luo, Bei Wu, Yanyan Wu, Mark E Moss
Dental Caries and Preventive Dental Visits Among Children in the U.S.: The Impact of Race/Ethnicity and Immigration
AJPM focus
childhood adolescence critical period onset mental neurodevelopmental disorders time many first identified research demonstrates mental health literacy applied school settings may effective approach address challenges contrast many existing studies conducted multicultural multilingual settings treated subjects language demographic feature present study recognizes english proficiency socialcognitive factor views schoolbased mental health literacy mhl intervention learning process present study aimed assess effectiveness schoolbased mental health literacy intervention explore ethnicity english proficiency socialcognitive factor modified rather fixed variable impacted intervention outcomes grade 9 students n 240 schools west canada diverse socialcultural background received intervention classroom delivered trained teachers completed pretest posttest 6month period intervention effective improving knowledge helpseeking attitudes among students nonchinese native englishspeaking students performed best outcomes gender demonstrated association changes stigma stress wellbeing english proficiency linked knowledge acquisition ethnicity connected changes attituderelated outcomes findings deepened understanding demographic socialcognitive factors underlie changes mental health literacy outcomes facilitate development mental health literacy interventions diverse student populations