TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Assessing the feasibility of a peer education project to improve mental health literacy in adolescents in the UK
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Russell, Abigail Emma
A1  - Curtin, Esther
A1  - Widnall, Emily
A1  - Dodd, Steven
A1  - Limmer, Mark
A1  - Simmonds, Ruth
A1  - Kidger, Judi
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Many mental health problems begin in adolescence and occur on a spectrum of severity: early recognition and intervention is important. This study is a quantitative feasibility study of the Mental Health Foundation's Peer Education Project (PEP). Attrition, psychometric properties of questionnaires, indications of improvement on a range of outcomes, and sample size required for a powered trial of effectiveness were assessed. 203 students completed the survey both pre and post-intervention. It was found that existing previously-validated measures had good psychometric properties, with two new questionnaires demonstrating reasonable reliability (self-help confidence alpha = 0.78, mental health knowledge alpha = 0.59). There were indications of improvement in help-seeking intentions, the number of sources likely to seek help from, and mental health knowledge from pre- to post-intervention. A future trial of PEP with a sample of approximately 36 schools, researcher-led data collections, and help-seeking intentions or sources as a primary outcome appears to be feasible.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-022-01059-w
ID  - ref1
ER  -