The impact of a Canadian external Employee Assistance Program on mental health and workplace functioning: Findings from a prospective quasi-experimental study

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-191
Author(s):  
Marc Milot
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Employee Assistance Program ◽  
Employee Assistance ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Communities First (ComFi) study: protocol for a prospective controlled quasi-experimental study to evaluate the impact of area-wide regeneration on mental health and social cohesion in deprived communities

BMJ Open ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. e006530 ◽  
Author(s):  
James White ◽  
Giles Greene ◽  
Frank Dunstan ◽  
Sarah Rodgers ◽  
Ronan A Lyons ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Clinical Study ◽  
Health Inequalities ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Common Mental Disorder ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionRecent systematic reviews have highlighted the dearth of evidence on the effectiveness of regeneration on health and health inequalities. ‘Communities First’ is an area-wide regeneration scheme to improve the lives of people living in the most deprived areas in Wales (UK). This study will evaluate the impact of Communities First on residents’ mental health and social cohesion.Methods and analysisA prospective controlled quasi-experimental study of the association between residence in Communities First regeneration areas in Caerphilly county borough and change in mental health and social cohesion. The study population is the 4226 residents aged 18–74 years who responded to the Caerphilly Health and Social Needs Study in 2001 (before delivery) and 2008 (after delivery of Communities First). Data on the location, type and cost of Communities First interventions will be extracted from records collected by Caerphilly county borough council. The primary outcome is the change in mental health between 2001 and 2008. Secondary outcomes are changes: in common mental disorder case status (using survey and general practice data), social cohesion and mental health inequalities. Multilevel models will examine change in mental health and social cohesion between Communities First and control areas, adjusting for individual and household level confounding factors. Further models will examine the effects of (1) different types of intervention, (2) contamination across areas, (3) length of residence in a Communities First area, and (4) population migration. We will carry out a cost-consequences analysis to summarise the outcomes generated for participants, as well as service utilisation and utility gains.Ethics and disseminationThis study has had approval from the Information Governance Review Panel at Swansea University (Ref: 0266 CF). Findings will be disseminated through peer-review publications, international conferences, policy and practice partners in local and national government, and updates on our study website (http://medicine.cardiff.ac.uk/clinical-study/communities-first-regeneration-programme/).

scholarly journals The Impact of a Web-Based Course Concerning Patient Education for Mental Health Care Professionals: Quasi-Experimental Study

10.2196/11198 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. e11198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Laine ◽  
Maritta Välimäki ◽  
Eliisa Löyttyniemi ◽  
Virve Pekurinen ◽  
Mauri Marttunen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Don't show any sign of a chip in your armor : the communicative co-construction of mental health in correctional work

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jaclyn K. Brandhorst
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Correctional Officers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Employee Assistance Program ◽  
Employee Assistance ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Cultural Discourses ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
And Control

This study examined the communicative construction of mental health in correctional work. Using narrative interviews with 25 current and former correctional officers, I explore how macro, meso, and micro D/discourses both enable and constrain communication and action around mental health for correctional employees. The findings suggest that larger cultural Discourses related to masculinity, bounded rationality, and personal responsibility, meso discourses related to organizational expectations, and daily micro-talk about mental health and resources such as the Employee Assistance Program, primarily create and sustain communication barriers that limit correctional workers from communicating about or seeking help for mental health challenges. From a critical perspective, D/discourses related to power and control privileged the rational experiences of workers and marginalized the emotional/physical experiences, a practice I argue has significant implications for the health and well-being of workers.

scholarly journals Assessing the impact of the European resilience curriculum in preschool, early and late primary school children

2021 ◽  
pp. 014303432110250
Author(s):  
Celeste Simões ◽  
Anabela C. Santos ◽  
Paula Lebre ◽  
João R. Daniel ◽  
Cátia Branquinho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties ◽  
Prosocial Behaviours ◽  
The Impact

Resilience is an individual’s ability to adapt successfully to and persevere during and after significant challenges. Resilience programmes based on a socioemotional learning approach have been associated with an increase in protextive factors (e.g., prosocial competencies), improvements in physical and mental health, and a decrease in internalised and externalised symptoms. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of the RESCUR curriculum implemented in Portuguese schools on students’ academic, behavioural, and socioemotional outcomes, based on child and teacher reports. Participants included 1,084 children (53.2% male) aged 3-15 ( M = 7.24, SD = 2.31). A quasi-experimental study compared outcomes for an experimental intervention group (AIG) with a waiting list control group (WG). The results showed the RESCUR programme decreased mental health difficulties while increasing both prosocial behaviours and well-being. In addition, academic performance increased for those in preschool after implementation. Both teachers and children consistently reported positive behavioural changes in resilience-related competencies after implementing RESCUR. Our findings contribute to the recent research on the potential of RESCUR to address key socioemotional competencies and improve relevant protextive factors. Study limitations and future recommendations are addressed.

Living and Dying in an Employee Assistance Program

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman K. Denzin
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Personal Narratives ◽  
Employee Assistance Program ◽  
Study Analysis ◽  
Employee Assistance ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Midwestern University

A contextual natural history, case study analysis of what happened to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at Midwestern University is offered. Personal narratives depicting the consequences of this change are presented and analyzed.

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