School-Based Universal Mental Health Literacy Curricula for K-12 Education: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol

Mental health concerns represent a significant public health issue worldwide, especially for adolescents (Gore et al., 2011; Solmi et al., 2021). Approximately 50% of mental health concerns emerge by adolescence, with a mean onset age of 14.5 years (Jones, 2013; Solmi et al., 2021). As such, school...

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Main Authors: Jóhanna Birna Bjartmarsdóttir, Brittany Kester, Bergljót Gyða Guðmundsdóttir, Ragnhildur I. Bjarnadóttir
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Published: Cappelen Damm Akademisk 2025-05-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Systematic Reviews in Education
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Online Access:https://noredreviews.org/index.php/NJSRE/article/view/6736
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Brittany Kester
Bergljót Gyða Guðmundsdóttir
Ragnhildur I. Bjarnadóttir
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description Mental health concerns represent a significant public health issue worldwide, especially for adolescents (Gore et al., 2011; Solmi et al., 2021). Approximately 50% of mental health concerns emerge by adolescence, with a mean onset age of 14.5 years (Jones, 2013; Solmi et al., 2021). As such, schools are an ideal setting for universal mental health promotion and instruction. In this protocol, we explain the details of a systematic scoping review that will investigate research on mental health literacy programs in K-12 schools worldwide, focusing on in-school interventions, their challenges and benefits, and best practices. A special focus will be given to highlighting culturally competent practices in the mental health literacy programs and interventions. Seventeen databases will be searched, including ERIC, CINAHL, APAPsycInfo, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The full-text articles will be coded for trends, patterns, and outcomes to be shared in a final report that could inform future research in this area.
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School-Based Universal Mental Health Literacy Curricula for K-12 Education: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol
Nordic Journal of Systematic Reviews in Education
scoping review protocol
mental health literacy
mental health education
universal mental health promotion
K-12 education
title School-Based Universal Mental Health Literacy Curricula for K-12 Education: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol
title_full School-Based Universal Mental Health Literacy Curricula for K-12 Education: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol
title_fullStr School-Based Universal Mental Health Literacy Curricula for K-12 Education: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol
title_full_unstemmed School-Based Universal Mental Health Literacy Curricula for K-12 Education: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol
title_short School-Based Universal Mental Health Literacy Curricula for K-12 Education: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol
title_sort school based universal mental health literacy curricula for k 12 education a systematic scoping review protocol
topic scoping review protocol
mental health literacy
mental health education
universal mental health promotion
K-12 education
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