Effectiveness of a school-based mental health intervention for school teachers in urban Pakistan: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schools have a major role in promoting children's physical and psychological health and well-being and the mental health literacy of all key stakeholders, especially teachers, is critical to achieving this goal. Teachers' knowledge and beliefs about psychological problems influence the way they deal with their students' mental health issues. This study is a preliminary investigation evaluating the effectiveness and feasibility of a School Mental Health Programme (SMHP) developed by the World Health Organization's Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (WHO-EMRO) in improving mental health literacy and self-efficacy among school teachers in an inner-city area of urban Lahore.

Methods

Teachers were randomly assigned to 3 days standardized WHO-EMRO School Mental Healt

SUBMITTER: Imran N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9066809 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature