Development of a Mental Health Literacy and Self-Management Resource for People with Mild to Moderate Intellectual Disability

People with Intellectual Disability (ID) experience higher rates of mental health disorders compared to the general population and yet access services to a lesser degree. The present project will begin to address the lack of access to mental health services by providing a resource designed to enhance mental health literacy, and provide validated self-management strategies that have been specifically designed for use by individuals with mild to moderate ID. This resource will be built using 1) previous research and related programming, 2) information and feedback from people with ID and then 3) be piloted with a group of people from the identified population to determine usability and benefits. This information, in tandem with data collected from the identified population and their supporters, will be used to build a mental health literacy and self-management resource specifically tailored to the needs and abilities of the identified group. The resource will be piloted with a sample of the identified population. Data collection will include pre/post surveys, informal interviews, and observations that will be used to further refine the product.

Faculty Supervisor:

Greg McKenna

Student:

Partner:

Mental Health Research Canada;Tremploy

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Holland College

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