ERIC Number: EJ915079
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
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Transitions: A Mental Health Literacy Program for Postsecondary Students
Potvin-Boucher, Jacqueline; Szumilas, Magdalena; Sheikh, Tabinda; Kutcher, Stan
Journal of College Student Development, v51 n6 p723-727 Nov-Dec 2010
Enhancement of mental health literacy is a mental health promotion strategy that may be effective at destigmatizing mental illness and increasing self-seeking behavior. Transitions is a mental health literacy program intended to heighten students' awareness and discussion of mental health problems and promote help-seeking behaviors. Transitions was launched in Nova Scotia in 2007 and distributed to 8,000 students. Transitions has since been launched nationally and is in the process of launching internationally. A follow-up study indicated over 95% of students felt they could relate to Transitions and enjoyed reading it, and 40% discussed Transitions with a friend.
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Health Promotion, Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Foreign Countries, Followup Studies, Literacy, Postsecondary Education, Late Adolescents, Focus Groups, Surveys, Higher Education, Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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