Evaluating the benefits of a youth mental health curriculum for students in Nicaragua: a parallel-group, controlled pilot investigation

Evaluating the benefits of a youth mental health curriculum for students in Nicaragua: a parallel-group, controlled pilot investigation

Background. High rates of mental illness and addictions are well documented among youth in Nicaragua. Limited mental health services, poor mental health knowledge and stigma reduce help-seeking. The Mental Health Curriculum (MHC) is a Canadian school-based...

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Main Authors:	Arun V. Ravindran, Andres Herrera, Tricia L. da Silva, Joanna Henderson, Magda Esther Castrillo, Stan Kutcher
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2018-01-01
Series:	Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health
Subjects:	Functioning low-and-middle-income countries mental health knowledge school-based mental health literacy programs stigma youth mental health
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425117000279/type/journal_article

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