Publication Date
| In 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2023 | 0 |
| Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 8 |
Descriptor
| Knowledge Level | 8 |
| Intervention | 6 |
| Adolescents | 5 |
| Grade 9 | 5 |
| High School Students | 5 |
| Program Effectiveness | 5 |
| Attitude Change | 4 |
| Prevention | 4 |
| Social Bias | 4 |
| Comparative Analysis | 3 |
| Grade 8 | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Journal of Autism and… | 2 |
| Educational Gerontology | 1 |
| Health Education & Behavior | 1 |
| Health Education Research | 1 |
| RAND Corporation | 1 |
| School Mental Health | 1 |
| Sex Education: Sexuality,… | 1 |
Author
| Byrne, Mitchell K. | 2 |
| Alfes, Clarissa | 1 |
| Beaudry, Mary Beth | 1 |
| Bratt, J. | 1 |
| Burtaine, Amy | 1 |
| Cerully, Jennifer L. | 1 |
| Collings, Rebecca L. | 1 |
| Cox, Todd S. | 1 |
| D'Agati, Douglas | 1 |
| DePaulo, J. Raymond, Jr. | 1 |
| Denison, J. A. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 8 |
| Journal Articles | 7 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 8 |
| Middle Schools | 5 |
| Secondary Education | 5 |
| Junior High Schools | 4 |
| Grade 9 | 3 |
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
Audience
Location
| California | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Zambia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkMiller, Leslie; Musci, Rashelle; D'Agati, Douglas; Alfes, Clarissa; Beaudry, Mary Beth; Swartz, Karen; Wilcox, Holly – School Mental Health, 2019
The Adolescent Depression Awareness Program, developed by psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is a depression literacy program delivered to high school students by teachers. This mode of delivery represents an effective and sustainable way to increase awareness of mental health, reduce stigma,…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Knowledge Level, Depression (Psychology), Adolescents
Wong, Eunice C.; Cerully, Jennifer L.; Collings, Rebecca L.; Roth, Elizabeth – RAND Corporation, 2014
The study presented in this report evaluates the effects of a school-based theatrical performance "Walk In Our Shoes" on a group of predominantly Latino youth in Santa Barbara County, California. The performance follows the lives of four (fictional) high school students and introduces their various experiences with both mental health…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Drama, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic American Students
Werner, Perla; Jabel, Hanan Abo; Reuveni, Yehudit; Prilutzki, Daniela – Educational Gerontology, 2017
Research in the area of public stigma and Alzheimer disease (AD) is attracting increased attention in the last years. However, studies are limited to assessing the topic among adult persons. The aims of this study were to assess stigmatic beliefs toward a person with AD in high-school students and to examine whether majority-minority status is…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Alzheimers Disease, Aging (Individuals), High School Students
Lightfoot, Alexandra F.; Taboada, Arianna; Taggart, Tamara; Tran, Trang; Burtaine, Amy – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2015
Adolescents are at increased risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the Southern states of the USA, where rates among youth are higher than in the rest of the nation. This paper reports on findings from a pilot study of an HIV prevention intervention that uses interactive theatre to educate young people about sexual health. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Ranson, Natalia J.; Byrne, Mitchell K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
This study evaluated the effects of an eight-session female higher-functioning autism anti-stigma program on the knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions of adolescent girls. Participants were seventh-, eighth- and ninth-grade students (N = 273) in a mainstream school. Two-eighth-grade classes were randomly allocated to the intervention…
Descriptors: Females, Autism, Social Bias, Consciousness Raising
Staniland, Jessica J.; Byrne, Mitchell K. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
A six-session higher-functioning autism anti-stigma program incorporating descriptive, explanatory and directive information was delivered to adolescent boys and the impact upon knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions towards peers with autism was evaluated. Participants were seventh-, eighth- and ninth-grade students (N = 395) from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Males, Autism, Social Bias
Denison, J. A.; Tsui, S.; Bratt, J.; Torpey, K.; Weaver, M. A.; Kabaso, M. – Health Education Research, 2012
Restless Development's youth-led model places trained Volunteer Peer Educators (VPEs), aged 18-25 years, in schools to teach HIV prevention and reproductive health (RH). VPEs also run youth centers, extracurricular and community-based activities. This evaluation assesses (i) program effects on students' HIV/RH knowledge, attitudes and behaviors…
Descriptors: Evidence, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention
Swartz, Karen L.; Kastelic, Elizabeth A.; Hess, Sally G.; Cox, Todd S.; Gonzales, Lizza C.; Mink, Sallie P.; DePaulo, J. Raymond, Jr. – Health Education & Behavior, 2010
In an effort to decrease the suicide rate in adolescents, many interventions have focused on school-based suicide prevention programs. Alternatively, depression education in schools might be effective in decreasing the morbidity, mortality, and stigma associated with adolescent depression. The Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP)…
Descriptors: Prevention, Suicide, Program Effectiveness, Scoring
