| dc.description.abstract | Mental health literacy includes: recognizing mental health problems and illnesses; knowing how
to locate accurate mental health information and professional help; risk factors and causes of
mental health problems or illnesses; self-help techniques; promoting help-seeking; and the ability
to build and maintain good mental health (Jorm et al., 1997; Kutcher & Wei, 2015; Kutcher et
al., 2016; Marinucci, Grové & Allen, 2022). Currently, the Ontario Health and Physical
Education curriculum requires the introduction of mental health literacy topics however, students
are only required to take one credit in Health and Physical Education, therefore, they are not
receiving most of the mental health curriculum. Therefore, what do Ontario youth know about
mental health and how do they obtain mental health information? What do Ontario youth want to
know about mental and how would they like that information disseminated? What gaps currently
exist in mental health literacy programs? Methods: An online survey with demographic and
open-ended questions about mental health, mental illness and the social determinants of health.
Results: Ontario youth are not satisfied with the education they received about mental health, and
mental health problems or illnesses. They also believe that school is a good place to learn about
mental health, and would like interactive workshops to disseminate the information. | en_US |
