The Michigan Peer-to-Peer Depression Awareness Program: School-Based Prevention to Address Depression Among Teens
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The Peer-to-Peer Depression Awareness Program (P2P) is a school-based program that aims to decrease mental illness and promote well-being among students by empowering high school students as both learners and educators. Specific goals include improving the school climate around mental health, directing students to resources, and encouraging help-seeking behavior. METHODS: In the 2015-2016 academic year, 121 students across 10 high schools organized into teams and were trained to develop and implement peer-to-peer depression awareness campaigns. Outcomes were assessed via pre- and posttest questionnaires. RESULTS: A total of 878 students completed questionnaires. Outcomes demonstrated improved knowledge and attitudes toward depression, increased confidence in identifying and referring peers with depression, improved help-seeking intentions, and reduced stigma. CONCLUSIONS: The P2P program increased depression literacy through the use of youth-designed and youth-implemented depression awareness and outreach activities, which may ultimately result in earlier detection of depression and in fewer depression sequelae.
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All three peer training programmes followed similar principles concerning improving the climate around mental health problems, promoting social connectedness, and challenging norms and behaviours associated with help-seeking.
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- Authors
- Parikh, S. V., Taubman, D. S., Antoun, C., Cranford, J., Foster, C. E., Grambeau, M., Hunter, J., Jester, J., Konz, K., Meyer, T., Salazar, S., & Greden, J. F.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2018-04-01
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 487-491
- ISSN
- 0022-1597 (ISSN-L)
- 1075-2730
- 1557-9700
- OpenAlex
- W2791873717
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 5.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychiatric Services (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000433)
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- depression awareness, peer teaching, school-based prevention, adolescent depression, help-seeking, depression stigma, depression literacy, mental health promotion, high school students, Michigan
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Depressive Disorder, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Michigan, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Peer Group, Schools, Program Development
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