In this book, Jesse Scaccia argues that while courses that teach students how news, media, and social media might cause or worsen mental health issues are a promising start, media literacy education also needs to teach young adults how to reach mental health care when they need it.
Drawing from both scholarly research and personal experience, Scaccia explores the critical role of media literacy in helping young adults navigate the often-confusing path to mental health care, demonstrating that media is not just a potential cause of mental health challenges-it is also a crucial part of the solution. Through original interviews with young adults and mental health care providers in California's Central Valley, he examines how media messaging, platforms, and literacy levels affect whether and how young people access care. The book also incorporates empirical data and theoretical frameworks from health communication to reveal barriers to care like stigma, functional impairment, and misinformation.
Ultimately, this book calls on educators, legislators, and health professionals to treat media literacy as a public health imperative that must equip young adults with the skills to both understand the media around them and use it to reach the help they need.
- 201 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Media Literacy and Mental Health Care Access
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting the Good Word Out: Health Promotion Messaging in the Contemporary Era
- Chapter 2: Young Adults and Mental Health: A Media-Mediated Crisis
- Chapter 3: The Media Literacy Movement
- Chapter 4: View from the Mental Health Care Provider and Promoter’s Chair: Media as a Gateway to Their Care
- Chapter 5: Meeting Young Adults in the Media Landscape Where They Want to Be Met
- Conclusion: Recommendations and Reflections
- References
- Index
- About the Author
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