Mental health first aid training for high school teachers: a cluster randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental disorders often have their first onset during adolescence. For this reason, high school teachers are in a good position to provide initial assistance to students who are developing mental health problems. To improve the skills of teachers in this area, a Mental Health First Aid training course was modified to be suitable for high school teachers and evaluated in a cluster randomized trial.

Methods

The trial was carried out with teachers in South Australian high schools. Teachers at 7 schools received training and those at another 7 were wait-listed for future training. The effects of the training on teachers were evaluated using questionnaires pre- and post-training and at 6 months follow-up. The questionnaires assessed mental health knowledge, stigmatizing

SUBMITTER: Jorm AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2908569 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature