Habibeh Ahmadipour, Zahra Nakhei
The effect of education on safe use of pesticides based on the health belief model
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mental health first aid first nations course adapted mental health first aid basic create communitybased culturally safe relevant approach promoting mental health literacy first nations contexts 25 days course aims build community capacity teaching individuals recognize respond mental health crises feasibility trial utilized mixed methods evaluate acceptability cultural adaptation preliminary effectiveness mhfafn approach grounded communitybased participatory research principles emphasizing relationshipdriven procedures collecting data choice participants shared voices data included participant interviews n 89 surveys n 91 10 groups four provinces surveys contained openended questions retrospective prepost ratings scenario utilized data nine facilitator interviews 24 facilitator implementation surveys different lines evidence converged highlight strong acceptability mixed reactions cultural adaptation gains participants knowledge mental health first aid skill application awareness selfefficacy reductions stigma beliefs beyond promoting individual gains course served communitywide prevention approach situating mental health colonial context highlighting local resources cultural strengths promoting mental wellbeing