This research aims to assess how attending the Send Silence Packing exhibit affects college students' willingness to seek help for mental health issues.
Participants included college students who attended the exhibit.
Evaluated help-seeking intentions before and after exposure to the exhibit.
Utilized a peer-informed approach to mental health promotion.
Significant increase in help-seeking intentions post-exhibit.
75% of students reported a greater likelihood to seek support after attending.
Implication of increased informal support utilization in mental health challenges.
Abstract
: Peer-informed campus mental health promotion exhibits may increase students' intentions to leverage informal sources of support when experiencing a mental health challenge.