Youth Mental Health First-Aid: Juvenile Justice Staff Training to Assist Youth with Mental Health Concerns

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
Robert Anderson ◽  
Jennifer Treger ◽  
Alicia Lucksted
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Staff Training ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Mental Health Concerns

Forging Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Improve Mental/Behavioral Health

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 298-301
Author(s):  
Wanda M. Vaughn ◽  
Paula K. Bunde ◽  
Kara Remick-Erickson ◽  
Shelby Rebeck ◽  
Darla Denny
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Health Concerns

Five Johnson and Johnson fellows validated the lack of communication regarding students with mental/behavioral health issues and took a leadership position within their school district to address the problem. An open-ended survey revealed inconsistent and fragmented support given to students with mental/behavioral health concerns. A multidisciplinary task force was formed consisting of stakeholders including district and nondistrict community members. The procedure for district staff to address students’ behavioral/mental health concerns was adapted by representatives from all stakeholders and was distributed district wide and uploaded to the district’s staff website for general access. Training of district employees in Youth Mental Health First Aid has provided the foundation for communicating and implementing a standardized approach for identifying, responding, and referring students with mental/behavioral health concerns. Open dialog, better communication and understanding of disciplines, and more initiatives aimed at improving the mental health of all students has resulted from the collaboration started with this initiative.

Youth Mental Health First Aid (Y-MHFA) Trainings for Educators: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis M. Sánchez ◽  
Joseph D. Latimer ◽  
Katrina Scarimbolo ◽  
Nathaniel P. von der Embse ◽  
Shannon M. Suldo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mental Health First Aid

scholarly journals Youth in a pandemic: a longitudinal examination of youth mental health and substance use concerns during COVID-19

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. e049209
Author(s):  
Lisa D Hawke ◽  
Peter Szatmari ◽  
Kristin Cleverley ◽  
Darren Courtney ◽  
Amy Cheung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
Mood Symptoms ◽  
Mental Health Concerns

ObjectiveThis study analyses longitudinal data to understand how youth mental health and substance use are evolving over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is critical to adjusting mental health response strategies.SettingParticipants were recruited from among existing participants in studies conducted in an urban academic hospital in Ontario, Canada.ParticipantsA total of 619 youth aged 14–28 years participated in the study (62.7% girls/young women; 61.4% Caucasian).MeasuresData on mood, substance use and COVID-19-related worries were collected over four time points, that is, every 2 months beginning in the early stages of the pandemic in April 2020. Latent class analyses were conducted on the longitudinal data to identify distinct groups of youth who have different trajectory profiles of pandemic impact on their mood, substance use and COVID-19-related worries.ResultsFor the majority of participants, mood concerns increased early in the pandemic, declined over Canada’s summer months and subsequently increased in autumn. Among the youth with the highest level of mood symptoms at the beginning of the pandemic, increases in mental health concerns were sustained. Substance use remained relatively stable over the course of the pandemic. COVID-19-related worries, however, followed a trajectory similar to that of mood symptoms. Girls/young women, youth living in urban or suburban areas, in larger households, and with poorer baseline mental and physical health are the most vulnerable to mental health concerns and worries during the pandemic.ConclusionsYouth mental health symptom levels and concerns are evolving over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with the evolution of the pandemic itself, and longitudinal monitoring is therefore required. It is also essential that we engage directly with youth to cocreate pandemic response strategies and mental health service adaptations to best meet the needs of young people.

Effectiveness of Youth Mental Health First Aid USA for Social Work Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theda Rose ◽  
Judith Leitch ◽  
Kathryn S. Collins ◽  
Jodi J. Frey ◽  
Philip J. Osteen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
Self Confidence

Purpose: Adolescent mental health is a public health priority. Considered an early intervention approach, Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) trains adults to provide initial assistance to adolescents experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the U.S. version of YMHFA (YMHFA-USA) among graduate social work students. Method: A quasi-experimental design ( N = 73; intervention, n = 39; comparison, n = 34), using the Mental Health Beliefs and Literacy Scale, assessed the effectiveness of YMHFA-USA. Outcomes were measured at pretest, posttest, and 5 months in the intervention group. Differences between groups were compared at 5 months. Results: Statistically significant improvements in attitudes, beliefs, self-confidence, and knowledge were observed among intervention group students. At 5 months, these students had significantly better attitudes and greater knowledge and self-confidence than the comparison group. Conclusion: Results indicate YMHFA-USA may improve factors related to master’s level social work students’ abilities to engage with youth experiencing mental health problems.

Youth mental health first aid: Initial outcomes of a statewide rollout in Ohio

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amity Noltemeyer ◽  
Haigen Huang ◽  
Cricket Meehan ◽  
Emily Jordan ◽  
Kristen Morio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mental Health First Aid

scholarly journals An evaluation of the teen and Youth Mental Health First Aid training with a CALD focus: an uncontrolled pilot study with adolescents and adults in Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Gabriela Uribe Guajardo ◽  
Claire Kelly ◽  
Kathy Bond ◽  
Russell Thomson ◽  
Shameran Slewa-Younan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health First Aid ◽  
First Aid Training ◽  
Adolescents And Adults

Abstract Background Australia is an ethnically diverse nation with one of the largest refugee resettlement programs worldwide. Evidence suggests that although the risk of developing mental disorders in culturally linguistically diverse (CALD) adolescents may be elevated, professional help-seeking in CALD youth is low. This study sought to evaluate the face-to-face teen (tMHFA) and Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) training with a CALD focus, which aimed at improving mental health literacy (MHL) and skills in youth and adults assisting adolescents with mental health problems. Methods An uncontrolled pre-, post-, and follow-up design was used to measure improvement in MHL measures in year 10 students and adults. Results A total of 372 year 10 students from 2 high schools were trained. 308 responded to the pre-training questionnaire, 220 responded to the post-training questionnaire, and 256 completed the 3-month follow-up questionnaire. A total of 34 adults were trained, 32 responded to the pre-questionnaire and 31 responded to the post-training questionnaire and 20 completed the 3-month follow-up questionnaire. Following training, students were more likely to endorse ‘helpful’ adults as valid sources of help (p < 0.001) and these gains were maintained at follow-up (p < 0.01). Significantly higher levels of concordant (helpful) helping intentions were found after training (p < 0.01), and this was maintained at follow-up (p < 0.05). Significant lower levels of discordant (harmful) helping intentions were found after training (p < 0.001), and this was maintained at follow-up (p < 0.01). A significant improvement in adults’ knowledge of youth mental health problems and Youth Mental Health First Aid was noted from pre- to post-training (p < 0.01) and was maintained at follow-up (p < 0.01). Confidence when helping a young person with mental health problems increased significantly after training (p < 0.001) and this was maintained at follow-up (p < 0.05). Conclusion Our findings indicated the training led to an improvement in a number of measures of MHL and helpful intentions of both the adolescents and adults evaluated. These results indicate that CALD tMHFA and YMHFA are a recommended way of upskilling those trained and thereby leading to the improvement youth mental health in areas with high proportion of ethnically diverse groups.

Youth Mental Health First Aid Course Questionnaire

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire M. Kelly ◽  
Johanna M. Mithen ◽  
Julie A. Fischer ◽  
Betty A. Kitchener ◽  
Anthony F. Jorm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mental Health First Aid
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