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First Aid Training for Parents of Teenagers - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Parents' mental health first aid knowledge.
Parents' confidence in supporting an adolescent child with a mental health problem.
Parents' self-reported supportive behaviours if their adolescent child develops a mental health problem.
Adolescents' intentions to seek help from family and professionals for mental health problems.
Adolescents' help-seeking from the parent for mental health problems.
Adolescents' help-seeking from professionals for mental health problems.
Adolescents' perceptions of support from the parent if the adolescent develops a mental health problem.
Adolescents' perceptions of general social support from the parent.
Mental health of the child.
Parents' supportive behaviours towards people (other than their children) with a mental health problem.
Registration Number
ACTRN12612000390886
Lead Sponsor
The University of Melbourne
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
768
Inclusion Criteria

Parents of teenagers aged between 12-15 years and their teenagers are invited to participate (one parent and one teenager per family). Minimum age for teenager at baseline: 12 years, for parents: no limit. Maximum age for teenager at baseline: 15 years, for parents: no limit.

Exclusion Criteria

Anyone who has undertaken training within the previous three years in the following: Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Youth MHFA or Apply First Aid (HLTFA301B).

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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