Children’s and adolescents’ perceptions of Discovery Colleges in Germany: low awareness but high acceptability
Jared Omundo, Manuel Föcker, Simon Alexander Stiehl, Shiblu Miah, Michael Schulz, Orkan Okan · 2026
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Jared Omundo and five co-authors asked German children and teenagers what they think of Discovery Colleges, community schools for mental health open to young people themselves, in this 2026 study. These colleges, run with rather than for their students, teach recovery skills and mental health literacy outside clinics. They operate in several countries, but German youth had never been asked.
An online survey between January and April 2026 gathered 227 complete responses from ten-to-eighteen-year-olds. Few had heard of the colleges beforehand. Once the idea was explained, though, the response flipped: most judged the model relevant and said they would consider taking part. The title of the study states the gap precisely: low awareness, high acceptability. For planners, the obstacle is not persuading young people the idea is good, but simply letting them know it exists.
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| CREATOR | Jared Omundo, Manuel Föcker, Simon Alexander Stiehl, Shiblu Miah, Michael Schulz, Orkan Okan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |