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

open access: yesBMC 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Offering mental health first aid to a person with depression: a Delphi study to re-develop the guidelines published in 2008

open access: yesBMC Psychology, 2019
Background Depressive disorder is ranked as the largest contributor to non-fatal health burden. However, with prompt treatment, outcomes can improve. Family and friends are well placed to recognise the signs of depression and encourage early help seeking.
Kathy S. Bond   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Review of Youth Mental Health Curricula in Peer-Reviewed Studies Addressing Access, Equity, and Belonging [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
The goal of this literature review was to identify evidence-based curricula that support youth mental health with special attention to inclusion of access, equity, and belonging (AEB).
Bean, Coley   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Assisting an Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person with gambling problems: a Delphi study

open access: yesBMC Psychology, 2017
Background Gambling problems appear to be more prevalent in the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population than in the non-Indigenous population. Although gambling harms can be significant, treatment-seeking rates are low.
Kathy S Bond   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-term effects of Youth Mental Health First Aid training: randomized controlled trial with 3-year follow-up

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training teaches community members how to provide initial support to someone with a mental health problem.
Amy J. Morgan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pharmacists and Mental Health First Aid training: A comparative analysis of confidence, mental health assistance behaviours and perceived barriers

open access: yesEarly Intervention in Psychiatry, 2022
Pharmacists are aptly positioned to provide first aid‐level assistance to patients experiencing a mental health problem or crisis, yet often lack confidence or perceive barriers to intervention.
J. Carpini   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The boundaries of mental health first aid [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Medical Association Journal, 2012
Sometimes it just takes a willingness to ask tough questions: “Are you suicidal? How would you kill yourself? Do you have the means? Have you attempted suicide in the past?” In other cases, the preferred protocol is to contact emergency services, while trying to reduce the level of distress ...
openaire   +1 more source

Re-development of mental health first aid guidelines for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders who are experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviour

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2018
Background Suicide is a leading cause of death among Indigenous Australians. Friends, family and frontline workers (for example, teachers, youth workers) are often best positioned to provide initial assistance if someone is suicidal.
Gregory Armstrong   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mental Health First Aid in the UK: how important is First Aid when Professional Mental Health Services are in dire straits? [PDF]

open access: yesSN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 2020
AbstractMental Health First Aid (MHFA) has become a trend that is taking over the medical and mental health world. While there are several manuscripts that are exemplifying the benefits of MHFA, the implications for people who undergo the MHFA training, for mental health services and medical and non-medical professions devoted to mental healthcare ...
Mantzios, Michail   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Effectiveness of eLearning and blended modes of delivery of Mental Health First Aid training in the workplace: randomised controlled trial

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2018
Background The aim of the WorkplaceAid study was to compare the effects of eLearning or blended (eLearning plus face-to-face course delivery) Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses on public servants’ knowledge, stigmatising attitudes, confidence in ...
Nicola J. Reavley   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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