Tailored Mental Health Literacy Training Improves Mental Health Knowledge and Confidence among Canadian Farmers.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated the impact of "In the Know" mental health literacy training for Canadian agriculture. We hypothesized that "In the Know" would significantly increase participants' knowledge around mental health, confidence in recognizing mental health struggles, confidence in speaking about mental health with others, and confidence in helping someone who may be struggling with mental health. "In the Know" was a 4-h, in-person program delivered by a mental health professional who also had experience in agriculture. Six sessions were offered in Ontario, Canada in 2018. Participants were farmers and/or worked primarily with farmers. A pre-training paper questionnaire was administered, followed by a post-training questionnaire at the end of the session and 3 and 6 month post-training ques

SUBMITTER: Hagen BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7313011 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature