Improving Mental Health Knowledge and Reducing Mental Health Stigma Among Public Safety Personnel: Comparison of Live vs. Online Psychoeducation Training Programs.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluates the effectiveness of a brief psychoeducation training program in reducing mental health stigma, both toward others and oneself, among public safety personnel, while also comparing the relative effectiveness of in-person and online training modalities. In total, 1686 public safety personnel in Florida received psychoeducation on the mental health impacts of public safety work. Participants completed pre- and post-training questionnaires assessing demographics, mental health knowledge, and mental health stigma toward others and themselves. Among the participants, 871 completed the training online, and 44 completed the training in-person. A paired samples t-test assessed changes in knowledge from pre- to post-test, and 2 × 2 repeated measures ANOVAs analyzed stigma

SUBMITTER: Marks MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11507392 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature