Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Measuring Adolescents’ Situated Recognition of Human Rights in Mental Health: Development and Psychometric Validation of the Know and Act Scale
Background Adolescents’ access to mental health care depends partly on their ability to recognize when rights related to emotional distress, confidentiality, participation, non-discrimination, continuity of care, and support are respected or violated. This study developed and evaluated the Know and Act Scale , a vignette-based instrument designed to assess situated recognition of mental health-related human rights among Colombian adolescents. Methods An instrumental, cross-sectional psychometric study was conducted …