Journal of Public Mental Health: Volume 22 Issue 2

Editorial

Julian Ashton

Conceptualising and measuring positive mental health literacy: a systematic literature review

Johanna Cresswell-Smith, Pia Solin, Kristian Wahlbeck, Nina Tamminen

The purpose of this study is to systematically review how positive mental health literacy has been conceptualised and measured over the last 20 years. Positive mental health…

Peer stigma, consequences, and anti-stigma strategies in adolescents with mental disorders: a qualitative investigation

Aiyub Aiyub, Syarifah Rauzatul Jannah, Marthoenis Marthoenis, Asnawi Abdullah, Hizir Sofyan

This paper aims to investigate the local perspectives, based on culture and beliefs about peer stigma, consequences and strategies to reduce mental health stigma among adolescents…

Mental health of single mothers in Australia

Tania Dey, Andreas Cebulla

This study aims to examine mental health amongst two cohorts of single mothers in Australia before and after major social welfare reforms, which limited single parents’ access to…

Job loss negatively impacts the mental health of working Medicaid beneficiaries

Yixuan Li, Scott L. Zeger, Angelo Elmi, Marcee E. Wilder, Melissa L. McCarthy

Few have studied the relationship between employment and health in the Medicaid population. The purpose of this study is to estimate the impact of job loss on the mental health of…