Scoping Review of School-Based Universal Mental Health Literacy Curriculafor K-12 Education
PI: Dr. Ragnhildur Bjarnadottir
Using an interdisciplinary team science approach to systematically examine the current state of the science on school-based mental health literacy and educational interventions, we aim to inform future creation of a standardized universal curriculum for school-based mental health promotion. The scoping review will include peer-reviewed articles in English published between 2013 and 2024, and focus on universal interventions in K-12 school settings. The research team prioritized studies done in different cultures and created the search string to include international research. We decided not to include articles focusing on parents, specific populations (i.e., disabled populations), teachers, or university students. We are using Covidence as a review manager.
The research team consists of myself, Jóhanna Birna Bjartmarsdóttir, an online undergraduate student from Iceland majoring in education science and minoring in health promotion, Dr. Ragnhildur Bjarnadottir, an assistant professor at the College of Nursing at UF, Dr. Bergljót Gyða Guðmundsdóttir, an associate professor in education at the University of Iceland, and Dr. Brittany Kester, an education librarian at UF. The expertise of our research team makes this a cross-college and international project. All articles will be reviewed by myself and at least one other researcher on our team using Covidence. In the first screening step, I will be responsible for screening each title and abstract to determine if they meet the inclusion criteria. The decisions of inclusion or exclusion will then be validated by a second reviewer. Any conflicts will be discussed to reach consensus, with the input of a third reviewer as needed. In the second screening step, myself and at least one other researcher on our team will independently review the full text of each article included from the title and abstract screening to determine if they meet the inclusion criteria. Once we have finished screening the abstracts, we plan on publishing a protocol for the scoping review. Then, we will move on to full-text review, data extraction, and writing the results for the publication of the full scoping review.
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