Using an arts-based program to reduce mental-health-related stigma in young people

WeARTolerance: evaluating the impact of an arts-based program to reduce mental health-related stigma among teenagers and young adults in Portugal, employing a mixed-method study in two phases

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN65217320

Enrollment

210

Registered

2024-05-02

Start date

2023-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-08-26

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Conditions

Redution of mental-health-related stigma in young people Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

After recruitment, participants will be randomly assigned to one of eight smaller groups based on age and developmental level: teenagers aged 11-16 and young adults aged 17-24. The allocation to group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 11 to 24 years old; for participants aged under 18 years, it was also a criterion to have their legal guardian’s formal authorisation to participate 2. Speak Portuguese 3. Live in Portugal 4. Willing to participate in an arts-based program

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Significant cognitive, motor, and speech impairments that might hinder the completion of the activities

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Social stigma measured using the Attribution Questionnaire-9 (AQ-9) for adults and AQ-8-C for children and adolescents in the week before the program (T1: Baseline), the week after (T2: Post-intervention) and six months after the program (T3: Follow-up)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following secondary outcome measures will be assessed in the week before the program (T1: Baseline), the week after (T2: Post-intervention) and six months after the program (T3: Follow-up): 1. Knowledge of mental health measured using the Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS) 2. Social distance measured using the Social Distance Scale 3. Intergroup anxiety measured using the Intergroup Anxiety Scale	—

Measure

Time frame

The following secondary outcome measures will be assessed in the week before the program (T1: Baseline), the week after (T2: Post-intervention) and six months after the program (T3: Follow-up): 1. Knowledge of mental health measured using the Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS) 2. Social distance measured using the Social Distance Scale 3. Intergroup anxiety measured using the Intergroup Anxiety Scale

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Countries

Portugal

Contacts

Public ContactAna Beato

ana.beato@ulusofona.pt+351 967482475

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026