Comparison to Prior Research
depression, Depression
Findings are similar to those from to P2P.Similar results are reported from other school-based depression curricula. The Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP) was a three-hour curriculum delivered to 710 high school students from 6 Oklahoma schools. ADAP demonstrated improved knowledge and help-seeking, but only among those exposed directly to the programming.The challenge in assessing stigma is that it relates to school culture, which may be difficult to capture in a survey. This was the rationale for inclusion of a qualitative component in this evaluation. School culture is defined as the values, attitudes, and behaviors that characterize a school.Study strengths include post-pandemic timing with a large, diverse student sample. Limitations include a lower than expected post-survey response rate due in part to difficulties with school e-mail servers. Although the Aevidum curriculum showed significant improvements in adolescent mental health knowledge and help-seeking, its impact on long-term clinical outcomes was not assessed. Schools had previously worked with the team or expressed interest in Aevidum, so results may not generalize to other educational settings without assessment of contextual, socioeconomic, and cultural differences. Also, students who participated may not represent the general adolescent population.