Impact on help-seeking behaviours of a campaign perceived to decrease stigma and increase openness around mental health

CONCLUSION: As far as we are aware, these are the first reported findings of a positive impact on mental health help-seeking behaviours as a result of a population-wide mental health promotion Campaign being seen to have increased openness around mental health and decreased stigma around mental illness. SO WHAT?: These findings suggest that accompanying specific stigma reduction interventions with a broad-based, population-wide, positive mental health promotion Campaign such as the Act-Belong-Commit campaign, could amplify these interventions' impact on help-seeking by increasing openness about mental health issues.PMID:38586884 | DOI:10.1002/hpja.859
Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research