Kathy S Bond, Fairlie A Cottrill, Andrew Mackinnon, Amy J Morgan, Claire M Kelly, Greg Armstrong, Betty A Kitchener, Nicola J Reavley, Anthony F Jorm
Effects of the Mental Health First Aid for the suicidal person course on beliefs about suicide, stigmatising attitudes, confidence to help, and intended and actual helping actions: an evaluation
International journal of mental health systems
abstract studied effectiveness parent teacher training selective prevention program 272 head start mothers 4yearold children 61 head start teachers fourteen head start centers 34 classrooms randomly assigned experimental condition parents teachers family service workers participated prevention program incredible years b control condition consisting regular head start program assessments included teacher parent reports child behavior independent observations home school construct scores combining observational report data calculated negative positive parenting style parentteacher bonding child conduct problems home school teacher classroom management style following 12session weekly program experimental mothers significantly lower negative parenting significantly higher positive parenting scores control mothers parentteacher bonding significantly higher experimental control mothers experimental children showed significantly fewer conduct problems school control children children mothers attended 6 intervention sessions showed significantly fewer conduct problems home control children children highest risk baseline high rates noncompliant aggressive behavior showed clinically significant reductions behaviors highrisk control children training experimental teachers showed significantly better classroom management skills control teachers one year later experimental effects maintained parents attended 6 groups clinically significant reductions behavior problems highest risk experimental children also maintained implications prevention program strategy reducing risk factors leading delinquency promoting social competence school readiness reducing conduct problems discussed