"Gutting It Out" Does Not Work: Why Mental Health Days are Needed

This study sought to answer the question, "What are the perspectives of time-off for mental health?" Using Reddit's responses, this study extracted (N = 392) quotes and used thematic analysis to identify four main themes. Implications include the need for school-level mental health time-off policies or integration of instructors' policies into their syllabi for transparency to students, which may alleviate student stress and further stigmatization.PMID:38426694 | DOI:10.1080/19371918.2024.2322589
Source: Social Work in Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research