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. 2024 Dec;18(12):1047-1054.
doi: 10.1111/eip.13545. Epub 2024 May 21.

An international interdisciplinary approach to developing video educational materials promoting mental health literacy among adolescents in the Philippines

Yasutaka Ojio  1 , Takuma Shiozawa  1   2   3 , Ernesto R Gregorio Jr  4 , Maria Cynthia Leynes  5 , Paul Michael R Hernandez  6 , Crystal Amiel M Estrada  4 , Taruto Fuyama  7 , Jun Kobayashi  8 , Naoko Satake  9
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An international interdisciplinary approach to developing video educational materials promoting mental health literacy among adolescents in the Philippines

Yasutaka Ojio et al. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2024 Dec.

Abstract

Aim: Adolescent mental ill-health is a common international challenge affecting both high- and lower-middle-income countries. The Republic of the Philippines enacted its first mental health law in 2019, underlining the importance of the promotion of adolescent mental health education in schools. In Japan, course instructions about mental ill-health were formulated in a Course of Study that reflects governmental curriculum guidelines. Embedded since 2022, the Course of Study aimed to promote an understanding of current issues of adolescent health. The National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Japan has been sharing experience of promoting public health practices and advancing medical technology in low- and middle-income countries, especially in the Western Pacific region. This paper describes the development process and content of these resources by an interdisciplinary team from Japan and the Philippines.

Methods: The interdisciplinary team created an embedded mental health education programme using animated videos for the Philippine school curriculum to improve mental health literacy in adolescents.

Results: Two six-minute animated videos of age-relevant stories were created. The animation scenarios illustrate: 1) mental health problems and recovery; and 2) major symptoms of mental illnesses, including depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. Each animated video presents several items for discussion among students and/or teachers, both in class and online for students unable to attend school.

Conclusion: Our efforts may provide good opportunities for enhancing adolescents' mental health activities in the Philippines. In the following steps, we should investigate the effectiveness of school-based MHL using these animated videos with rigorous evaluation methods.

Keywords: adolescent; health education; help‐seeking; mental health literacy; school.

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