Mental health first aid training for the public: evaluation of effects on knowledge, attitudes and helping behavior

Kitchener, Betty A.; Jorm, Anthony F

doi:10.1186/1471-244x-2-10

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“…These findings are congruent with those published by the developers of the MHFA training program (Kitchener & Jorm, 2002;Kitchener & Jorm, 2006;Jorm et al, 2007), who asserted that those who did the training showed a number of changes such as improvement in recognising mental illness and being more like health professionals in their beliefs about what treatments are likely to be helpful.…”

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“…Training of the non-health sector has been shown to be a valuable approach in supporting people with mental health problems (Kitchener & Jorm, 2002). During focus groups run by the authors, the need for this training was identified by the employers of Farm Advisors who recognised that those advisors are often the first access point to farmers with mental health problems.…”

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Farm Advisors’ reflections on Mental Health First Aid training

Hossain

Gorman

Eley

et al. 2009

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health

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This paper describes an evaluation of the use of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training with Farm Advisors. The specific objectives of the training were to: i) determine whether changes to mental health literacy were evident; ii) investigate whether changes were affected by demographic factors such as age, sex, work experience and experience with mental health problems; and iii) describe the experience of participants in terms of the relevance and ease of understanding of the presentation format. Data were collected from 32 Farm Advisors working in Southern Queensland, Australia, who attended MHFA training. Results indicated that the training had significantly improved their mental health literacy and skills in dealing with people with a mental illness. Older Farm Advisors, and younger Farm Advisors with field experience, were more knowledgeable about mental health prior to the training. However, no effects of these factors were found in post training, indicating that, irrespective of their age, sex, work experience and mental health experience, the Farm Advisors gained similar literacy in mental illness at the completion of training. The participants expressed that they now know how to recognise symptoms associated with mental illness, provide initial help, and offer a referral pathway for appropriate professional help to increase wellbeing among farming communities. They reported that the course materials were new, well presented, and relevant for them.

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Farm Advisors’ reflections on Mental Health First Aid training

Hossain

Gorman

Eley

et al. 2009

Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health

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“…Certain versions of MHFA are less reductive than others, however, MHFA never strays from its psychiatric disciplinary underpinnings (Kitchener & Jorm, 2002). According to Hart, Jorm, Kanowski, Kelly, and Langlands, (2009, para.…”

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“…More than one decade of evaluative scholarly literature acknowledges the international Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) movement as an extraordinary humanitarian success (Hadiaczky, Hokby, Mkrtchian, Carli, & Wasserman, 2015;Kitchener & Jorm, 2002). MHFA training seminars, central to this global movement, prepare lay citizens to provide immediate MHFA to persons perceived as distressed and presumed to be experiencing "a mental health problem" (Kitchener & Jorm, 2008).…”

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Inventing Mental Health First Aid: The Problem of Psychocentrism

DeFehr

2016

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“…It will also require people to be aware of what to do in the case of identifying early signs of mental illness in themselves or in someone they know. Mental health First Aid (Kitchener & Jorm, 2002) is an ideal method for achieving these aims. Another key reform will be extending the period of time in which someone will be able to be treated.…”

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Early Psychosis: Where we've been, where we still have to go

Killackey¹,

Yung²,

McGorry³

2007

Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc

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Abstract. Early intervention in psychosis, while not a new concept, has seen great development over the last 15 years. Growth in this time has occurred in a number of areas and has attracted a broad coalition of researchers, consumers, clinicians, carers and policy makers. In this time the concept of early intervention has moved from the fringes to the mainstream of clinical approaches to psychosis in many places, and is doing so in even more. After a decade and a half, this paper reviews some of the key issues that have been addressed and points to areas where further growth and reform is still required. Some issues that have created controversy are examined here including pre-onset intervention and identification, the relationship of duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) to outcome and whether or not early intervention is an effective and economically viable model. Areas that are only now developing or which require further investigation are considered, including the concept of stages of mental illness and concomitant interventions, closing the efficacy-effectiveness gap and an increased focus on functioning as part of the recovery process. Early intervention in psychosis started as a reformist movement, agitating for change from outside the mainstream. Change has occurred and now early intervention is part of the mainstream approach to psychotic illness. In order to continue to develop, while enjoying the benefits of being a mainstream intervention, early intervention must not stray too far from its reformist roots.

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Mental health first aid training for the public: evaluation of effects on knowledge, attitudes and helping behavior

Cited by 353 publications

References 10 publications

Farm Advisors’ reflections on Mental Health First Aid training

Farm Advisors’ reflections on Mental Health First Aid training

Inventing Mental Health First Aid: The Problem of Psychocentrism

Early Psychosis: Where we've been, where we still have to go

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