Enhancing Depression Literacy and Reducing Stigma in Adolescents Through Social Media

"The web-based information platform ich bin alles (www-ich-bin-alles.de) on depression and mental health in youth as well as its Social Media channels were developed by the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy of the LMU Munich Hospital together with the Prof. Otto Beisheim Foundation. It is aimed at youth with depression, healthy youth, and their parents. The project focuses on education, prevention, low-threshold support, and destigmatisation through the transfer of evidence-based knowledge and hands-on supportive materials. Information material on Instagram is posted four times a week in the form of a post, a longer explanatory video and two reels (i.e. short videos with overlays of text and music). All content is evidence-based information created by the research team and is primarily based on the ich bin alles page."

The participants of the control group asked to follow an Instagram profile that provides educational content produced by a public broadcaster (https://www.instagram.com/terrax/) and is not dedicated to the topic of mental health. This channel also posts several times a week and provides educational or informational content.