Academic libraries support of mental health literacy among undergraduate students in Zambia: a review of literature.
| dc.contributor.author | Daka, Kaoma L. ; Mwiinga,Thabiso M. ; Chisunka, Chitundu P. ; Wamundila, Sitali | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-06-02T09:02:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-06-02T09:02:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Student Mental Health Literacy has gained prominence following the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Higher Education sector. This paper was aimed at exploring how Zambian Academic Libraries can support undergraduate students' Mental Health Literacy (MHL). It specifically sought to find out what their roles, services and potential challenges might be. This was in response to current trends in mostly Western countries where academic libraries are actively promoting mental health literacy among students. The study systematically reviewed 20 publications published in a five-year period, 2017 – 2022. The publications were traced using three (3) databases, namely Google Scholar, Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) and Sage Journals, two (2) scholarly social media platforms i.e. Academia.edu and Research gate and some conference proceedings. Thematic Analysis was used to identify major themes and the synthesized findings were presented in narrative form. The study revealed that major roles of academic libraries in supporting undergraduate students' MHL included Leader, Participant and Host. The roles were influenced by how much of their expertise the librarians were able to commit to chosen initiatives or services. Services identified included information campaigns, student mental health literacy corners, Library research guides on mental health, Bibliotherapy, mental health literacy training for library staff, mental health literacy talks and seminars, activities to commemorate mental health, making library processes more effective, use of Reference services and SDI. Emerging themes were identified and a conclusion was drawn. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2414-2700 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/9174 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | The Library and Information Association of Zambia | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Volume 13.; Issue Number 1&2 | |
| dc.title | Academic libraries support of mental health literacy among undergraduate students in Zambia: a review of literature. | |
| dc.type | Article |