Youth Mental Health First Aid: Examining the Influence of Pre-Existing Attitudes and Knowledge on Training Effectiveness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Elligson ◽  
Kristina K. Childs ◽  
Kim Gryglewicz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Training Effectiveness ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
Attitudes And Knowledge

Youth Mental Health First Aid (Y-MHFA) Trainings for Educators: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis M. Sánchez ◽  
Joseph D. Latimer ◽  
Katrina Scarimbolo ◽  
Nathaniel P. von der Embse ◽  
Shannon M. Suldo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mental Health First Aid

Effectiveness of Youth Mental Health First Aid USA for Social Work Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theda Rose ◽  
Judith Leitch ◽  
Kathryn S. Collins ◽  
Jodi J. Frey ◽  
Philip J. Osteen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
Self Confidence

Purpose: Adolescent mental health is a public health priority. Considered an early intervention approach, Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) trains adults to provide initial assistance to adolescents experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the U.S. version of YMHFA (YMHFA-USA) among graduate social work students. Method: A quasi-experimental design ( N = 73; intervention, n = 39; comparison, n = 34), using the Mental Health Beliefs and Literacy Scale, assessed the effectiveness of YMHFA-USA. Outcomes were measured at pretest, posttest, and 5 months in the intervention group. Differences between groups were compared at 5 months. Results: Statistically significant improvements in attitudes, beliefs, self-confidence, and knowledge were observed among intervention group students. At 5 months, these students had significantly better attitudes and greater knowledge and self-confidence than the comparison group. Conclusion: Results indicate YMHFA-USA may improve factors related to master’s level social work students’ abilities to engage with youth experiencing mental health problems.

Forging Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Improve Mental/Behavioral Health

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 298-301
Author(s):  
Wanda M. Vaughn ◽  
Paula K. Bunde ◽  
Kara Remick-Erickson ◽  
Shelby Rebeck ◽  
Darla Denny
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Health Concerns

Five Johnson and Johnson fellows validated the lack of communication regarding students with mental/behavioral health issues and took a leadership position within their school district to address the problem. An open-ended survey revealed inconsistent and fragmented support given to students with mental/behavioral health concerns. A multidisciplinary task force was formed consisting of stakeholders including district and nondistrict community members. The procedure for district staff to address students’ behavioral/mental health concerns was adapted by representatives from all stakeholders and was distributed district wide and uploaded to the district’s staff website for general access. Training of district employees in Youth Mental Health First Aid has provided the foundation for communicating and implementing a standardized approach for identifying, responding, and referring students with mental/behavioral health concerns. Open dialog, better communication and understanding of disciplines, and more initiatives aimed at improving the mental health of all students has resulted from the collaboration started with this initiative.

Youth mental health first aid: Initial outcomes of a statewide rollout in Ohio

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amity Noltemeyer ◽  
Haigen Huang ◽  
Cricket Meehan ◽  
Emily Jordan ◽  
Kristen Morio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mental Health First Aid

Mental Health First Aid Training Effectiveness Questionnaire

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony F. Jorm ◽  
Betty A. Kitchener ◽  
Julie-Anne Fischer ◽  
Stefan Cvetkovski
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Training Effectiveness ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
First Aid Training

scholarly journals An evaluation of the teen and Youth Mental Health First Aid training with a CALD focus: an uncontrolled pilot study with adolescents and adults in Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Gabriela Uribe Guajardo ◽  
Claire Kelly ◽  
Kathy Bond ◽  
Russell Thomson ◽  
Shameran Slewa-Younan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
First Aid Training ◽  
Adolescents And Adults

Abstract Background Australia is an ethnically diverse nation with one of the largest refugee resettlement programs worldwide. Evidence suggests that although the risk of developing mental disorders in culturally linguistically diverse (CALD) adolescents may be elevated, professional help-seeking in CALD youth is low. This study sought to evaluate the face-to-face teen (tMHFA) and Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) training with a CALD focus, which aimed at improving mental health literacy (MHL) and skills in youth and adults assisting adolescents with mental health problems. Methods An uncontrolled pre-, post-, and follow-up design was used to measure improvement in MHL measures in year 10 students and adults. Results A total of 372 year 10 students from 2 high schools were trained. 308 responded to the pre-training questionnaire, 220 responded to the post-training questionnaire, and 256 completed the 3-month follow-up questionnaire. A total of 34 adults were trained, 32 responded to the pre-questionnaire and 31 responded to the post-training questionnaire and 20 completed the 3-month follow-up questionnaire. Following training, students were more likely to endorse ‘helpful’ adults as valid sources of help (p < 0.001) and these gains were maintained at follow-up (p < 0.01). Significantly higher levels of concordant (helpful) helping intentions were found after training (p < 0.01), and this was maintained at follow-up (p < 0.05). Significant lower levels of discordant (harmful) helping intentions were found after training (p < 0.001), and this was maintained at follow-up (p < 0.01). A significant improvement in adults’ knowledge of youth mental health problems and Youth Mental Health First Aid was noted from pre- to post-training (p < 0.01) and was maintained at follow-up (p < 0.01). Confidence when helping a young person with mental health problems increased significantly after training (p < 0.001) and this was maintained at follow-up (p < 0.05). Conclusion Our findings indicated the training led to an improvement in a number of measures of MHL and helpful intentions of both the adolescents and adults evaluated. These results indicate that CALD tMHFA and YMHFA are a recommended way of upskilling those trained and thereby leading to the improvement youth mental health in areas with high proportion of ethnically diverse groups.

Youth Mental Health First Aid Course Questionnaire

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire M. Kelly ◽  
Johanna M. Mithen ◽  
Julie A. Fischer ◽  
Betty A. Kitchener ◽  
Anthony F. Jorm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mental Health First Aid

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

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy J. Morgan ◽  
Julie-Anne A. Fischer ◽  
Laura M. Hart ◽  
Claire M. Kelly ◽  
Betty A. Kitchener ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problem ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Trial Registration ◽  
Mental Health First Aid

Abstract Background Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training teaches community members how to provide initial support to someone with a mental health problem. Key gaps in the evidence base supporting the training are the longevity of effects beyond 6 months, effects on mental health first aid behavior, and the impact of support on the recipient of aid. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the Youth MHFA course 3 years after training. Methods 384 Australian parents of an adolescent aged 12–15 were randomized to receive either the 14-h Youth MHFA course or the 15-h Australian Red Cross Provide First Aid course. This paper reports outcomes at baseline and 3 years later. Primary outcomes were cases of adolescent mental health problems, and parental support towards their adolescent if they developed a mental health problem, rated by the parent and adolescent. Secondary outcomes included parent knowledge about youth mental health problems, intentions and confidence in supporting a young person, stigmatizing attitudes, and help-seeking for mental health problems. Data were analyzed with mixed-effects models with group by measurement occasion interactions. Results 3-year follow-up data was obtained from 149 parents and 118 adolescents, who were aged 16.5 years on average. Between baseline and 3-year follow-up, there was a non-significant reduction in adolescent cases of mental health problems relative to the control group (odds ratios (OR) 0.16–0.17), a non-significant improvement in parental support reported by adolescents with a mental health problem (OR 2.80–4.31), and a non-significant improvement in the quality of support that parents reported providing to their adolescents with a mental health problem (d = 0.38). Secondary outcomes that showed significant improvements relative to the control group were parental knowledge about youth mental health problems (d = 0.31) and adolescent perceptions of general social support from their parents (d = 0.35). Conclusions This paper reports on the longest follow-up of Mental Health First Aid training in a controlled trial. Three years after training, participants had maintained their improved knowledge about mental health problems. There were some indications of other positive effects, but the study was underpowered to clearly show benefits to mental health first aid skills and recipients of aid. Trial registration ACTRN12612000390886, registered retrospectively 5/4/2012, https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=347502

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