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Effectiveness of teen Mental Health First Aid in Improving Teen-to-Teen Support Among American Adolescents.

Journal of School Health, 2023
BACKGROUND teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) is an Australian school-based universal program for grade 10 to 12 students. tMHFA teaches teens how to recognize and respond to a peer in crisis or experiencing mental health concerns.
H. Wilcox, Elise T. Pas, S. Murray, Geoffrey D Kahn, Aubrey DeVinney, S. Bhakta, Lacey L. Rosenbaum, L. Hart   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of the Mental Health First Aid for the suicidal person course on beliefs about suicide, stigmatising attitudes, confidence to help, and intended and actual helping actions: an evaluation

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2021
Background Suicide is a significant concern in Australia and globally. There is a strong argument for training community gatekeepers in how to recognise and support suicidal people in their social network.
Kathy S. Bond, Fairlie A. Cottrill, Andrew Mackinnon, Amy J. Morgan, Claire M. Kelly, Greg Armstrong, Betty A. Kitchener, Nicola J. Reavley, Anthony F. Jorm   +8 more
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Trauma Functioning and Well-Being in Children Who Receive Mental Health Aid after Natural Disaster or War

Children, 2022
Background: There is worldwide consensus that providing secondary prevention to promote resilience and prevent mental health concerns after a disaster is important. However, data supporting this kind of intervention is largely lacking.
Emily A. Simonds, Katrina Arlene P. Gobenciong, Jonathan E. Wilson, Michael R. Jiroutek, Nicole R. Nugent, Miranda A. L. van Tilburg   +5 more
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Cultural adaptation of the guidelines for offering mental health first aid to a person after a potentially traumatic event: a delphi expert consensus study in Brazil. [PDF]

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background: Traumatic events increase the risk of mental disorders. In a country with relatively under-developed mental health support systems, services to assist people who have experienced potentially traumatic events may be unavailable.
Mendes KN, Peres CHM, Cerqueira AV, Assumpção TA, Loch AA, Reavley NJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Offering mental health first aid to a person after a potentially traumatic event: a Delphi study to redevelop the 2008 guidelines

BMC Psychology, 2020
Background Trauma has a major impact on the mental health and wellbeing of people globally. Friends, family and members of the public are often well positioned to provide initial assistance if someone is experiencing extreme distress following a ...
Kathryn J. Chalmers, Anthony F. Jorm, Claire M. Kelly, Nicola J. Reavley, Kathy S. Bond, Fairlie A. Cottrill, Judith Wright   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating factors that impact on the uptake of Mental Health First Aid Australia’s Conversations About Gambling course: a qualitative study engaging stakeholder perspectives

Advances in mental health, 2023
Objective Gambling is increasingly identified as a public health concern as it carries a risk of harm for the person who gambles, friends and family, and the broader community.
Simone E. Baillie, Julia N Lyons, Amanda V Sabo, K. J. Chalmers, A. Rossetto, K. Bond, N. Reavley   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cultural adaptation of the mental health first aid guidelines for assisting a person at risk of suicide in Brazil: a Delphi expert consensus study. [PDF]

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Suicide is a major public health concern in Brazil, with nearly 115,000 Brazilians dying by suicide in 2010–2019. As support for individuals at risk of suicide may come from the community, particularly family and friends, it is fundamental ...
Requena SS, Cerqueira AV, Assumpção TA, Peres CHM, Loch AA, Reavley NJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mental Health First Aid training and assessment in Australian medical, nursing and pharmacy curricula: a national perspective using content analysis. [PDF]

BMC Med Educ, 2022
Suicide is among the leading causes of death among people aged 15 to 29 worldwide. Healthcare professionals interact with people at risk of suicide regularly, yet mental health and crisis first aid training is lacking in curricula.
Pham L, Moles RJ, O'Reilly CL, Carrillo MJ, El-Den S.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mental Health First Aid training for China: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Advances in mental health, 2023
Objective This study involves a cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) of the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training for China. Method A two-arm wait- list cRCT will be conducted in 6 settings: 2 health services, 2 workplaces and 2 ...
N. Reavley, A. Morgan, A. Jorm, B. Kitchener, Shurong Lu, Wenjing Li, Yan Wang, C. Kelly, Min Zhao, Yanling He   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Redevelopment of mental health first aid guidelines for substance use problems: a Delphi study. [PDF]

BMC Psychol
Background Substance use problems have a major impact on the physical and mental health of individuals, families and communities. Early intervention may have a positive effect on recovery and treatment outcomes for those with substance use problems ...
Wright J, Chalmers KJ, Rossetto A, Reavley NJ, Kelly CM, Jorm AF.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources