• Hussain Darraj, Mohamed Salih Mahfouz, Rashad Al Sanosi, Mohammed Badedi, and Abdullah Sabai.
• Jazan Health Affairs, Ministry of Health Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine Substance Abuse Research Center (SARC), Jazan University, Jazan Public Health Administration, Jazan Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 May 1; 97 (18): e9433e9433.

BackgroundDepression is a serious mental health disorder and characterized by sadness, loss of interest in activities, and decreased energy. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the school intervention program on depression literacy and stigma among students of secondary schools.Design And MethodsA cluster randomized trial will be conducted on sample of 360 students to assess the depression literacy and stigma towards depression before and after a designed intervention educational program. The intervention consists of a package of 2 lectures, 1 video contact, and group discussion of 5 myths about depression, posters, and brochure. The target population consists of all secondary school students in Jazan, where there are 13 secondary schools will be stratified according to sex (6 schools for boys and 7 schools for girls).Expected Impact For Public HealthThe results of the study will provide evidence of the efficacy of educational intervention programs on increasing depression literacy among students of secondary schools in Jazan City. The expected outcome of this study is to increase the depression literacy rate among high school students in the intervention group.

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