Assessment of health sciences academic advisors' mental health literacy and their experiences with students facing mental health problems.

Background: Owing to everyday educational activities, academic advisors often have to deal with mental health problems among students. Therefore, their mental health literacy must be assessed to determine whether they can detect mental health problems when working with the students.

Objective: This study aimed to assess health sciences academic advisors' mental health literacy and their experiences dealing with university students facing mental health challenges.