Assessing the Feasibility of a Peer Education Project to Improve Mental Health Literacy in Adolescents in the UK

Russell, A.E. and Curtin, E. and Widnall, E. and Dodd, S. and Limmer, M. and Simmonds, R. and Kidger, J. (2023) Assessing the Feasibility of a Peer Education Project to Improve Mental Health Literacy in Adolescents in the UK. Community Mental Health Journal, 59 (4). pp. 784-796. ISSN 0010-3853

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Abstract

Many mental health problems begin in adolescence and occur on a spectrum of severity: early recognition and intervention is important. This study is a quantitative feasibility study of the Mental Health Foundation's Peer Education Project (PEP). Attrition, psychometric properties of questionnaires, indications of improvement on a range of outcomes, and sample size required for a powered trial of effectiveness were assessed. 203 students completed the survey both pre and post-intervention. It was found that existing previously-validated measures had good psychometric properties, with two new questionnaires demonstrating reasonable reliability (self-help confidence alpha = 0.78, mental health knowledge alpha = 0.59). There were indications of improvement in help-seeking intentions, the number of sources likely to seek help from, and mental health knowledge from pre- to post-intervention. A future trial of PEP with a sample of approximately 36 schools, researcher-led data collections, and help-seeking intentions or sources as a primary outcome appears to be feasible.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Community Mental Health Journal
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? feasibilitymental health literacypeer educationschool-based interventionhealth(social science)public health, environmental and occupational healthpsychiatry and mental health ??
ID Code:
184948
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Deposited On:
07 Feb 2023 09:50
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Yes
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Published
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15 Jul 2024 23:29