Upper secondary students’ perceptions of the effects of expanded student services on their mental health literacy

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Table 1. Survey item overview

Survey questions/items	Measure(s)
How important is it for you and your mental health that the following student services staff walk around the school to get to know the students? School counsellors Psychiatric nurses Community workers Job specialists School nurses	4-point Likert scale 1 = not important, 2 = a little important, 3 = important, 4 = very important
How important is it that the following student services staff be accessible so that you can easily contact them about mental health issues at school? School counsellors Psychiatric nurses Community workers Job specialists School nurses	4-point Likert scale 1 = not important, 2 = a little important, 3 = important, 4 = very important
How easy is it for you to talk to the following persons in student services about mental health issues? School counsellors Psychiatric nurses Community workers Job specialists School nurses	4-point Likert scale 1 = very difficult, 2 = a little difficult, 3 = easy, 4 = very easy
I find it easy to talk to my friends about mental health. I find it easy to talk to my teacher about mental health. I believe that the expanded student services pilot project has allowed more students to seek help for their mental health problems. I believe that the expanded student services pilot project has improved students’ knowledge about mental health. I believe that the expanded student services pilot project has made it easier for students to talk openly about their mental health.	4-point Likert scale 1 = totally disagree, 2 = somewhat disagree, 3 = somewhat agree, 4 = totally agree

Figure 1. Responses to the following question: how important is it for you and your mental health that the following student services staff walk around the school to get to know the students?

Figure 2. Responses to the following question: how important is it that the following student services staff be accessible so that you can easily contact them about mental health issues at school?

Table 2. How easy is it for you to talk to the following student services staff about mental health issues?

	Boys		Girls
	M	SD	M	SD	t-value	p-value
School counsellor	4.71	1.603	4.11	1.651	2.805	.005
School nurse	4.76	1.585	4.15	1.609	2.911	.004

Figure 3. Responses to the following question: how easy is it for you to talk to the following student services staff about mental health issues?

Note: The results are based on the percentage of students who indicated that they had engaged in such conversations (50–60%).

Figure 4. Items regarding students perceived effect of expanded student services and their own openness about mental health issues