Mental health first aid training of high school teachers

Completed

• Conditions: Mental disorders; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Psychosis and personality disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000561381
• Lead Sponsor: Anthony Jorm

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-11-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 540

Inclusion Criteria

Teachers who teach Years 8-10 (age 11-15 years) and whose schools are willing to participate.
South Australian schools covering Years 8-10 from either the government, Catholic or independent systems.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mental health knowledge. This will be measured using a 21-item questionnaire, covering material taught in the course, in which statements are rated agree, disagree or don't know.[Immediately after intervention]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stigmatizing attitudes. This will be measured by a 14-item questionnaire covering personal and perceived stigma. The questionnaire is adapted from the following publication:<br>Griffiths, K.M., Nakane, Y., Christensen, H., Yoshioka, K., Jorm, A.F. & Nakane, H. (2006). Stigma in response to mental disorders: A comparison of Australia and Japan. BMC Psychiatry, 6, 21.[Immediately after intervention];Helping behaviours of teacher towards their students. This will be measured with a question asking: Did you talk with a student about their mental health problem (never, once, occasionally, frequently).<br>If yes, did you do any of the following:<br>Spent time listening to their problem (never, once, occasionally, frequently)<br>Helped to calm them down (never, once, occasionally, frequently)<br>Talked to them about suicidal thoughts (never, once, occasionally, frequently)<br>Recommended they seek professional help(never, once, occasionally, frequently)<br>Anything else (specify)[6 months after intervention]