Mental health professionals insights on developing and implementing a Mental Health Awareness and Destigmatisation program (MHAD) for adolescents
- Title
- Mental health professionals insights on developing and implementing a Mental Health Awareness and Destigmatisation program (MHAD) for adolescents
- Creator
- Manjari A.S., MPhil; N.T S.
- Description
- This study examined mental health professionals insights on developing and implementing a Mental Health Awareness and Destigmatisation (MHAD) program for adolescents aged 1418 years in Bangalore. Qualitative Interviews with 17 professionals revealed three main themes: 1. Awareness and Destigmatisation Programs: A Boon 2. Key Ingredients: Program Content and Delivery Style 3. Shaping Program Success: Key Drivers and Challenges. Professionals recommend interactive programs that promote open discussions and educate them on symptom recognition, online behavior, and healthy relationships. They identified key enablers and challenges, emphasizing the programs ability to empower adolescents, parents, and educators to create a supportive, stigma-free environment. 2024 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
- Source
- Social Work in Mental Health, Vol-23, No. 2, pp. 165-192.
- Date
- 2025-01-01
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Subject
- Adolescents; destigmatisation; mental health awareness; professionals
- Coverage
- Manjari A.S., MPhil, Department of Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; N.T S., Department of Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 15332985
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Manjari A.S., MPhil; N.T S., “Mental health professionals insights on developing and implementing a Mental Health Awareness and Destigmatisation program (MHAD) for adolescents,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 27, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/12608.