Parangkush Subedi|Changwei Li|Ashok Gurung|Destani Bizune|M. Christina Dogbey|Caroline Johnson|Katherine Yun
Mental health first aid training for the Bhutanese refugee community in the United States
Philadelphia Department of Public Health|Tulane University|University of Pittsburgh|Philadelphia Department of Public Health|Philadelphia Department of Public Health|Philadelphia Department of Public Health|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
aim study investigate impact mental health first aid mhfa training bhutanese refugee community leaders us hypothesized training refugee leaders would improve knowledge mental health problems treatment process decrease negative attitudes towards people mental illness one hundred twenty community leaders participated mhfa training 58 sufficient english proficiency complete pre posttests questionnaires assessed participants ability recognize signs depression knowledge professional help treatment attitudes towards people mental illness pre posttest participants showed significant improvement recognition symptoms depression expressed beliefs treatment became concordant mental health professionals however reduction negative attitudes towards people mental illness mhfa training course promising program bhutanese refugee communities us however adaptations may necessary ensure mhfa training optimized community