BMC Public Health, 2022 Background teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) is a universal mental health literacy, stigma reduction, help-seeking, and suicide prevention program designed for adolescents in Years 10–12 of secondary school (16–18 years). tMHFA is delivered by trained
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Mental health first aid programs: a scoping review protocol [PDF]
JBI Evidence Synthesis, 2020 This review aims to map mental health first aid programs, and identify the characteristics and participants of such programs and the contexts of their implementation.Mental health first aid is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or undergoing a mental health crisis.
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Evaluation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid Program [PDF]
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2021 Objective: This study reports findings from an uncontrolled evaluation of a course designed to educate participants in how to recognise and respond to mental health problems until professional help is received.
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Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2023 In the United States, one in five adults are impacted by some form of mental illness in any given year, but only about 40% of individuals seek professional mental health support.
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How to Approach a Child About Concerns for Their Mental Health and Seeking Help: A Delphi Expert Consensus Study to Develop Guidelines on Mental Health First Aid for Supporting Children. [PDF]
Health ExpectBackground Adults who live or work with children are an important source of support and are gateways to professional help when a child is experiencing a mental health problem.
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Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 2022 Mental health first aid (MHFA) training can improve confidence and intention to help a person with a mental health problem, but there is limited research exploring whether this results in better support provided.
Aliya Usmani, A. Morgan, N. Reavley
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Inventing Mental Health First Aid: The Problem of Psychocentrism
Studies in Social Justice, 2016 This article provides a sociopolitical critique of contemporary Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) discourses. The concept of psychocentrism, adopted as an analytical tool, critiques the problematic nature of MHFA premises and practices that automate, expedite, enforce, and normalize the global movement to psychiatrize human distress.
Jan Nadine DeFehr
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Implementing the Mental Health First Aid Program to Reduce the Psychological Disorders of People in Iran After Traumatic Events [PDF]
Health in Emergencies & Disasters QuarterlyTraumatic events may result in upsetting experiences that are typically fatal or seriously endanger physical or mental health. They include accidents, assaults, and natural disasters.
Zahra Saboohi, Fateme Gudarzi
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Development of mental health first-aid guidelines for suicide risk: a Delphi expert consensus study in Argentina and Chile. [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2023 Background Suicide continues to pose a significant global public health challenge and ranks as one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Given the prevalence of suicide risk in the community, there is a significant likelihood of encountering ...
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Redevelopment of mental health first aid guidelines for supporting someone experiencing a panic attack: a Delphi study. [PDF]
BMC Psychol, 2022 Background Panic attacks and panic disorder can have a major impact on the mental health and wellbeing of those who experience them. People with recurrent panic attacks have increased odds of developing a mental disorder and of worsening the course of ...
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