(WHO) 2 and national governments, such as Canada, the United States, and Australia, have
recognized the importance of enhancing health literacy to improve population health …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health literacy is key to improving health
outcomes for both individuals and populations [1]. Mental health literacy (MHL), a …

Schools are an ideal setting to base mental health literacy programs as the learning
environment is already established. Mental health literacy represents how to obtain and …

Objective: To investigate whether the significant and substantive findings from a previous
study of youth mental health literacy (MHL) could be replicated using the same methods in …

Background Enhancement of mental health literacy for youth is a focus of increasing interest
for mental health professionals and educators alike. Schools are an ideal site for addressing …

Aim: Mental health literacy may be a factor in early detection and prompt treatment for
mental, emotional and behavioural disorders among young people. Building on previous …

In a 1993 Australian government report, Goals and targets for Australia's health in the year
2000 and beyond, Nutbeam and colleagues defined health literacy as 'the ability to gain …

Objective: This study examined levels of mental health literacy amongst US university
students, as well as relationships between mental health literacy, help-seeking behaviors …

Background Investigating variables associated with mental health literacy in the college-age
population takes us one step closer to providing intervention for this vulnerable group …

Mental health literacy (MHL) is a construct that has arisen from the domain of health literacy
(HL) and must be understood in that context. The development of HL was initially informed …