“I wouldn't even know what to do,” Adolescent and Parent Perspectives on Identifying, Understanding, and Seeking Help for Adolescent Depression

A qualitative analysis of participant experiences with universal school-based depression screening

“…Participating SHIELD study high schools sent an electronic message and flyer to eligible high school adolescents and parents, similar to previous strategies ( Stuckey et al, 2021 ). Eligibility criteria required that participants be an adolescent, or parent/guardian of an adolescent, enrolled in a participating high school and in a grade randomized to the universal screening arm of the SHIELD RCT.…”

“…Understanding that adolescent depression and mental health can be a complicated and stigmatizing topic ( Clement et al, 2015 ), the success of SHIELD depended greatly upon engagement with key stakeholders and participating schools ( Hoke et al, 2022 ). Prior to screening for the RCT, the SHIELD team conducted focus groups with parents and adolescents at participating schools to understand knowledge and attitudes regarding mental health, depression and the acceptability of school-based screening ( Stuckey et al, 2021 ). Parents and adolescents concurred that depression was a serious issue and that schools should be involved, but raised concerns regarding consent and communication of results.…”

“…Parents and adolescents concurred that depression was a serious issue and that schools should be involved, but raised concerns regarding consent and communication of results. Few focus group participants were aware of existing school resources to support mental health or what steps to take if an adolescent were identified with depression ( Stuckey et al, 2021 ).…”

“…After the study, the team went back to participating communities to better understand the experience of the screening. Prior work supports that school-based depression screening is acceptable to parents and adolescents and that schools are willing to partner in this space ( McCormick et al, 2009 , Husky et al, 2011 , Guo et al, 2017 , Stuckey et al, 2021 , Sekhar et al, 2021 ). However, the SHIELD study provided a unique opportunity to evaluate the experience of school-based depression screening with those who directly participated in the process.…”

Förderung der mentalen Gesundheitskompetenz im Jugendalter

“… 2020 ), und es existieren Vorbehalte gegenüber der Inanspruchnahme von geeigneten Präventions- und Interventionsmaßnahmen (Stuckey et al. 2021 ; Yap et al. 2013 ).…”