“I was able to actually do something useful”: evaluating the experiences of university students after completing Mental Health First Aid: a mixed-methods study

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Gina Rodgers ◽  
Sharyn Burns ◽  
Gemma Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
University Students ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Mental Health First Aid

scholarly journals Delivery of a Mental Health First Aid training package and staff peer support service in secondary schools: A mixed-methods implementation study of the WISE intervention

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriet Fisher ◽  
Sarah Harding ◽  
Sarah Bell ◽  
Lauren Copeland ◽  
Rhiannon Evans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
Health Awareness ◽  
Training Package ◽  
Mental Health Awareness ◽  
Peer Support Service

Abstract Background: Improving children and young people’s provision for mental health is a current health priority in England. Secondary school teachers have worse mental health outcomes than the general working population, which the Wellbeing in Secondary Education (WISE) cluster randomised controlled trial aimed to improve. The intervention tested delivery of a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training package to at least 16 percent of staff, a short mental health awareness session to all teachers, and development of a staff peer-support service. Twenty-five schools were randomised to intervention or control arms. This paper reports findings from an embedded process evaluation to assess the extent of successful intervention implementation.Methods: Mixed methods data collection comprised researcher observations of training delivery, training participant evaluation forms, trainer and peer supporter interviews, peer supporter feedback meetings, logs of support provided, and teacher questionnaires. Quantitative data were summarised descriptively, while thematic analysis was applied to the qualitative data. Results: In the 12 schools assigned to the intervention arm, 113 (8.6%) staff completed the two-day standard MHFA training course, and a further 146 (11.1%) staff completed the one-day MHFA for Schools and Colleges training. In seven (58.3%) schools the required eight percent of staff completed the MHFA training packages. A one-hour mental health awareness raising session was attended by 666 (54.5%) staff. Delivery of the MHFA training package was achieved with high levels of fidelity and quality across schools. All schools set up the peer-support service following training, with a majority adhering to most of the operational guidelines developed from the pilot study. Teachers reported limited use of the peer support service during follow-up. At the second peer-supporter feedback meeting, only three (25.0%) schools indicated they had re-advertised the service and there was evidence of a reduction in support from senior leadership. Conclusion: The MHFA training package was delivered with reasonably high fidelity, and a staff peer support service was established with general, but not complete, adherence to guidelines. In some schools insufficient staff received MHFA training and levels of delivery of the peer support service compromised intervention dose and reach.

Using Stakeholder Perceptions to Inform the Scale-Up of Mental Health First Aid Training in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shurong Lu ◽  
Yanling He ◽  
Kendall Searle ◽  
Pilvikki Absetz ◽  
Brian Oldenburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Stakeholder Perceptions ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
First Aid Training

scholarly journals SafeSpot: an innovative app and mental health support package for Scottish schools – a qualitative analysis as part of a mixed methods study

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
Mallika Punukollu ◽  
Emma L. Leighton ◽  
Anna F. Brooks ◽  
Saoirse Heron ◽  
Fiona Mitchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support

scholarly journals Mental Health and Quality & Safety of Care in Czech Residential Institutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Guerrero ◽  
Akmal-Alikhan Aliev ◽  
Lucie Kondrátová ◽  
Bibiána Jozefiaková ◽  
Natálie Nesázalová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Residential Institutions
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