Angus Lam|Anthony F. Jorm|Donald Wong
Mental health first aid training for the Chinese community in Melbourne, Australia: effects on knowledge about and attitudes toward people with mental illness
Chinese University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|Orygen Youth Health|University of Melbourne|University of Hong Kong
aim study investigate members chinese community melbourne impact mental health first aid mhfa training knowledge mental disorders attitudes people mental illness hypotheses end training participants would increased knowledge mental disorders related treatments decreased negative attitudes towards people mental disordersrespondents 108 participants three mhfa training workshops chinese community melbourne conducted qualified mhfa trainer participants completed research questionnaire prior commencement training pretest completion posttest questionnaires assessed participants ability recognize mental disorder depression schizophrenia described vignettes knowledge professional help treatment negative attitudes towards people mental illnessbetween pre posttest significant improvement recognition mental disorders beliefs treatment became concordant health professionals negative attitudes reducedthe mhfa training course general members chinese community melbourne produced significant positive change level mental health literacy reductions stigmatizing attitudes evidence study together accumulated evidence benefits mhfa training general australian community suggests approach scaled level impact whole chinese community australia