Alison L. Booth|Arabella Scantlebury|Adwoa Hughes-Morley|Natasha Mitchell|Kath Wright|W. Norman Scott|Catriona McDaid
Mental health training programmes for non-mental health trained professionals coming into contact with people with mental ill health: a systematic review of effectiveness
University of York|University of York|University of York|University of York|University of York|West Yorkshire Police|University of York
police others occupations come close contact people experiencingwith mental ill health often manage difficult complex situations training needed equip recognise assist someone mental health issue learningintellectual disability undertook systematic review effectiveness training programmes aimed increasing knowledge changing behaviour andor attitudes trainees regard mental ill health mental vulnerability learning disabilities databases searched 1995 onwards included assia cochrane central register controlled clinical trials central criminal justice abstracts embase eric medline psycinfo social science citation index courses training learning packages aimed helping police officers others interact public similar way deal people mental health problems included primary outcomes change practice change outcomes groups people trainees come contact systematic reviews randomised controlled trials rcts non randomised controlled trials nonrcts included quality assessed addition noncomparative evaluations training police england included 8578 search results 19 studies met inclusion criteria one systematic review 12 rcts three prospective nonrcts three noncomparative studies training interventions identified included broad mental health awareness training packages addressing variety specific mental health issues conditions trainees included police officers teachers public sector workers short term positive changes behaviour identified trainees people trainees came contact little evidence benefit variety training programmes exist nonmental health professionals come contact people mental health issues may short term change behaviour trainees longer term follow needed research evaluating training uk police officers needed number methodological issues need addressed protocol registration number prospero crd42015015981