U.S., Sept. 30 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07195890) titled 'Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Teen Mental Health First Aid in Secondary School Students in Hong Kong' on Sept. 14.
Brief Summary: Mental health problems in adolescents are on the rise worldwide especially after COVID -19 pandemic. Early detection and intervention should help to reduce the adverse impact of the mental illness on the adolescent. Yet the adolescent may not be able to recognize mental illness, have stigma against the mentally ill and mental health services, and may not seek help even with mental illness. The local situation in Hong Kong has been reviewed and presented in a separate article (Lai, 2024). The high pr...