Improving mental health literacy as a strategy to facilitate early intervention for mental disorders.

摘要: Good mental health literacy in young people and their key helpers may lead to better outcomes for those with disorders, either by facilitating early help-seeking themselves, or helping adults identify signs of disorders seek help on behalf. Few interventions improve have been evaluated, even fewer well evaluated. There are four categories literacy: whole-of-community campaigns; community campaigns aimed at a youth audience; school-based teaching skills, literacy, resilience; programs training individuals intervene crisis. The effectiveness future could be enhanced using specific promotion models guide development.