Betty A. Kitchener|Anthony F. Jorm
Mental health first aid training for the public: evaluation of effects on knowledge, attitudes and helping behavior
Australian National University|Australian National University
many members public poor mental health literacy mental health first aid training course developed order improve paper describes training course reports evaluation study looking changes knowledge stigmatizing attitudes help provided othersdata reported first 210 participants public courses evaluation questionnaires given beginning courses end 6 months followup data analyzed using intentiontotreat approachthe course improved participants ability recognize mental disorder vignette changed beliefs treatment like health professionals decreased social distance people mental disorders increased confidence providing help someone mental disorder increased amount help provided othersmental health first aid training appears effective method improving mental health literacy widely applied