Renwick, Laoise https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7060-4537
Pedley, Rebecca
Johnson, Isobel
Bell, Vicky
Lovell, Karina
Bee, Penny
Brooks, Helen
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research Council (MR/R022151/1)
Article History
Received: 9 June 2021
Accepted: 23 April 2022
First Online: 15 May 2022
Declarations
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: The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.
: LR is a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, HB a Senior Lecturer in Health Services Research, PB a Professor of Health Services Research, KL a Professor in Mental Health, IJ a Psychology Researcher, VB a Research Fellow and RP a Senior Research Fellow. The starting point for the research was one informed by the value of mental health literacy for children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries recognising that deficit approaches need to be evaluated and considered for their usefulness in these settings. We also took a position that positive views of mental health contribute to how mental health perceptions are constructed and may influence access and treatment. Analysis and synthesis were conducted primarily by LR, HB and RP with significant experience of evidence synthesis and both quantitative and qualitative research.