Table 2.
Open-ended feedback on what was helpful about the adapted mental health curriculum from the SAB student post-intervention survey, 2022–2023
| Major theme | Subthemes | Illustrative quotes |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health literacy | • Understanding of mental health and various mental health disorders | “I found it very helpful that we received knowledge about mental health that not everyone is told or has access to this information.” |
| “I gained more knowledge of certain mental health disorders and insight of what those disorders look like, and how people react.” | ||
| “[The webinars] helped me gain a better understanding of mental health.” | ||
| “I found all of the information given to me helpful as it deepened my understanding about mental health.” | ||
| • Understanding ways to maintain positive mental health | “Me ayudaron mucho a comprender cómo manejar el estrés o el uso de mis emociones.” (They helped me a lot to understand how to manage stress or use my emotions.) | |
| “I found it helpful that I was able to take notes on the processing of emotions and talk about it in my SAB meetings.” | ||
| “I learned how to manage stress and be a good listener for my peers.” | ||
| • Mental health stigmas/attitudes | “It helped me figure more things out about [mental health] stigma.” | |
| “Something that I found to be very helpful about the UCLA SAB mental health webinars is how much they went into detail about the different ways that mental health affects a person. Not just the person but also their family.” | ||
| Mental health promotion among peers | “I could teach my fellow friends about mental health.” | |
| “The information was very useful for our own tabling events.” | ||
| “I found that the guest speakers knew that we wanted to help peers, so they provided information about our age group that’ll be helpful.” | ||
| “I loved creating plans for school mental health awareness table events.” | ||
| “We could share our resources to people!” | ||
| “I found the information given directly about mental health helpful. I personally feel that I was able to take in the information and relay it to fellow students at my school site.” | ||
| Providing a safe space | “That we get to talk about what we feel and to share our opinions.” | |
| “What I found helpful was that they did a good job in answering any doubts we had about the topics.” |