Journal of Public Mental Health: Volume 13 Issue 1

Schoolchildren's perspectives on the meaning of mental health

Nadzeya Svirydzenka, Claire Bone, Nisha Dogra

Mental health of children and young people is often discussed in terms of mental illness, however, such an approach is limited. The purpose of this paper is to explore young…

Parents' communication to primary school-aged children about mental health and ill-health: a grounded theory study

Joanne Mueller, Margie M. Callanan, Kathryn Greenwood

Stigma around mental health problems is known to emerge in middle childhood and persist into adulthood, yet almost nothing is known about the role of parents in this process. This…

Schools and adolescent mental health: education providers or health care providers?

Liza Hopkins

The issue of mental health amongst students in the senior years of secondary schooling is one which has recently gained traction in mainstream media and public discourse across…

A multifaceted intervention to improve mental health literacy in employees of a multi-campus university: a cluster randomised trial

Nicola J. Reavley, Terence V. McCann, Stefan Cvetkovski, Anthony F. Jorm

The purpose of this study was to assess whether a multifaceted intervention could improve mental health literacy, facilitate help seeking and reduce psychological distress and…

Influencing public awareness to prevent male suicide

Mark Robinson, Debbie Braybrook, Steve Robertson

The purpose of this paper is to report findings from a formative evaluation of a suicide prevention public awareness campaign – Choose Life, North Lanarkshire. The focus is on…

The workload of a psychiatric clinic at a general hospital in a post conflict area: a model from Iraq

Maha Younis, Abdul Kareem Al Obaidi, Ahmed Al-Nuaimi

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how a psychiatric clinic in a general hospital can function in conflict-ridden Iraq through the easing of patient access to services…

Editorial

Woody Caan

2013 Awards for Excellence