@article{Zorrilla_Modeste_Gleason_Sealy_Banta_Trieu_2019, title={Assessing Depression-Related Mental Health Literacy among Young Adults}, volume={17}, url={https://journals.calstate.edu/cjhp/article/view/2225}, DOI={10.32398/cjhp.v17i1.2225}, abstractNote={Background and Purpose: Young adults who are 18 to 25 years old have the highest prevalence of depression (10.9%). Depression is a risk factor for suicide. Mental health literacy (MHL) is a key component in assessing recognition and help-seeking for depression with suicidal ideation. This study investigated MHL as it relates to help-seeking for depression with suicidal ideation. Methods: A crosssectional survey design was used. Participants were young adults (n= 430, ages 18 to 24 years old) who lived, worked, and/or attended school in San Francisco, California. Reavley and colleagues’ MHL survey was modified and made available in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Results: Several background factors were positively, though weakly, correlated to MHL, based on the r coefficient. Significant factors were: being female [r=.12, p<.05], white [r=.12, p<.05], San Francisco residency [r=.09, p<.1], and being in a relationship [r=.08, p&lt;.1]. The percentage [95% confidence interval (CI)] of those who correctly labeled “depression with suicidal thought” for the vignette was 87.4% (CI: 84.3, 90.6). Conclusions: Improving MHL among young adults, especially among males and racial and ethnic populations is needed. Additionally, educating young adults about alcohol use as an unhealthy option for depression is important.}, number={1}, journal={Californian Journal of Health Promotion}, author={Zorrilla, Marcia M. and Modeste, Naomi and Gleason, Peter C. and Sealy, Diadrey-Anne and Banta, Jim E. and Trieu, Sang Leng}, year={2019}, month={Jun.}, pages={71-83} }