Association For Child And Adolescent Mental Health (acamh)

DOI: 10.13056/acamh.23622 In this Papers Podcast, research associate Dr. Claire Goodfellow discusses her CAMH paper ‘Associations between dimensions of mental health literacy and adolescent help-seeking intentions’ (https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12608). Claire is the first author of the paper. There is an overview of the paper, methodology, key findings, and implications for practice. Discussion points include; A definition of ‘Mental Health Literacy’, as it relates to young people. Increased ability to identify specific mental health problems was associated with decreased formal, and informal, help-seeking intentions. Is the fact that knowledge of treatment efficacy was positively associated with help-seeking, despite the ability to identify a mental health problem being negatively associated with help-seeking, unique or more pronounced in adolescents than adults? What are the implications of the findings for CAMH professionals, Educationalists, and other stakeholders? How can information relating to