Exploring mental health literacy and formal and informal help-seeking intentions among Palestinian adolescents in Israel

Insights from the MHLS-Arabic-adolescents tool

Bibliographic Data

ID15519444
AuthorsFareeda Abo-Ra (0000-0001-5312-2923, corresponding author), Fareeda Abo-Rass
Year2024
Volume15
Pages1415051-1415051
Publication date2024-11-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1415051
PMID39634083
OpenAlexW4404552804
LanguageEN
References cited22

This study highlights the importance of MHL factors in shaping adolescents' intentions to seek formal and informal mental health help. It emphasizes the need to strengthen informal support networks, improve adolescents' attitudes toward mental illness, and facilitate access to mental health information. These insights offer valuable guidance for intervention programs aimed at promoting both formal and informal help-seeking behaviors among Palestinian Arab adolescents in Israel and similar groups

Arabic · Developmental psychology · Health care · Health literacy · Help-seeking · Literacy · Medical education · Mental health · Mental health literacy · Mental illness · Pedagogy · Political science · Psychiatry · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology