Mental health literacy and stigma among culturally and linguistically diverse adolescents in Australia: a comparative study

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Authors

Shurong Lu · The University of Melbourne

Laura Hart · The University of Melbourne

Anthony F. Jorm · The University of Melbourne

Karen Gregg · The University of Melbourne

Shameran Slewa-Younan · Translational Research Institute

Yang Zhao · National University of Singapore

Ann Morgan

Abstract

These results suggest significant disparities in multiple components of mental health literacy and stigma among CALD Australian adolescents compared to their non-CALD peers, underscoring the need for the development and implementation of targeted interventions to address these inequities.

Topics & Keywords

Mental Health Treatment and Access Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Migration, Health and Trauma

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

DOI: 10.1007/s00127-026-03086-4

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