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Delivering mental health first aid training in Australian workplaces: exploring instructors’ experiences

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posted on 2023-05-18, 18:05 authored by Bovopoulos, N, LaMontagne, A, Angela MartinAngela Martin, Jorm, A
The impact of common mental illnesses in the workplace can be reduced by encouraging support from co-workers and promoting early professional help-seeking. The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course is an evidence-based effective program designed to encourage social support and early help-seeking in the general community. However, little is known about whether the course meets the needs of workplaces. The current study aimed to gain a better understanding of how the course is being delivered in Australian workplaces and invite feedback on how it could be tailored for this delivery setting. This study used a purpose-designed survey to explore 120 MHFA instructors’ experiences of delivering the course in workplaces. The results indicated that MHFA is most commonly deployed in the human service and education sectors to assist workers with helping clients, rather than helping co-workers. The results also suggest ways in which the MHFA course could be tailored for workplaces, as well as further support instructors require to deliver courses in workplace settings.

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Publication title

The International Journal of Mental Health Promotion

Volume

18

Pagination

65-82

ISSN

1462-3730

Department/School

College Office - College of Business and Economics

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Place of publication

United Kingdom

Rights statement

Copyright 2016 The Clifford Beers Foundation

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Expanding knowledge in human society

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