Mental Health First Aid training improved school staff mental health knowledge, attitudes and confidence in helping colleagues¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? MHFA training in UK secondary schools produced better mental health knowledge, less stigmatising attitudes and greater confidence in helping a colleague. → Emily Berger 2022

Evidence¶

Emily Berger 2022¶

Emily Berger, Andrea Reupert, Timothy C. H. Campbell, Zoe Morris, Marie Hammer, Zane Diamond, Rochelle Hine, Pamela Patrick, Chantel Fathers. (2022). A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Wellbeing Initiatives for Schoolteachers and Early Childhood Educators. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-022-09690-5

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Kidger et al.'s mixed-methods evaluation of Mental Health First Aid in six UK secondary schools (438 staff surveyed, plus observations, focus groups and interviews, and 1862 students surveyed), summarised in the review's Table 4, reporting better knowledge, less stigmatising attitudes and greater confidence in helping a colleague; "The training was reported to be use- ful for conferring new knowledge and skills".

"The training was reported to be use- ful for conferring new knowledge and skills, giving reassurance about current practice, pro- viding opportunity to discuss difficulties in supporting students with colleagues and developing aware- ness of one's own mental health"

Discussion¶

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