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Planning to Implement MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID in Philadelphia

Planning to Implement MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID in Philadelphia. What Is Mental Health First Aid?. Help offered to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.

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Planning to Implement MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID in Philadelphia

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  1. Planning to ImplementMENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID in Philadelphia

  2. What Is Mental Health First Aid? Help offered to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The first aid is given until appropriate treatment and support are received or until the crisis resolves.

  3. Public Education Program Origins • Created in Australia in 2001 • Auspiced at University of Melbourne • Expanded to 14 countries, including Scotland, China, Canada, Finland, Singapore, Ireland, Wales, England, Cambodia, Japan, South Africa, Thailand, and New Zealand • Piloted in the U.S. in 2008 • Collaborative Project: • National Council for Behavioral Healthcare • Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene • Missouri Department of Mental Health

  4. Mental Health First Aid USA • 25,000+ individuals trained from all audiences • 1,500 Instructors • 43 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico • 1,000,000 media impressions

  5. Spectrum of Mental Health Interventions

  6. Potential Audiences • Hospitals and health centers • Employers • Faith communities • Schools/universities • Law enforcement/first responders • Criminal justice • Nursing home staff • Families and caring citizens • Mental health authorities • Policymakers

  7. How it Works Training Components • 12-hour community program offered by certified instructors • 8-hour public safety program • 5-day instructor certification training offered by National Council

  8. What You Learn • Overview of behavioral health* problems • Depressive disorders • Anxiety disorders • Psychotic disorders • Substance use disorders • Eating disorders (not in 8-hour public safety version) • Mental Health First Aid for crisis situations • Mental Health First Aid for non-crisis situations

  9. How to Help:The Mental Health First Aid Action Plan • Assess for risk of suicide or harm • Listen nonjudgmentally • Give reassurance and information • Encourage appropriate professional help • Encourage self-help and other support strategies

  10. Evidence of Effectiveness • Five published studies in Australia • 3 Randomized, controlled studies • 301 participants in the workplace (Kitchener & Jorm, 2004) • 753 participants in rural area (Jorm et al., 2004) • 272 participants in pharmacy school (O’Reilly et al., 2011) • 1 Uncontrolled study • 210 general public participants (Kitchener & Jorm, 2002) • 1 Qualitative study • 131 former MHFA participants (Jorm et al., 2005)

  11. Research Outcomes • Increased mental health literacy: • Significantly greater recognition of mental disorders • Increased agreement with mental health professionals regarding causes and treatments • Decreased social distance • Increased confidence in ability to help • Increase in amount of help actually provided • Greater likelihood of advising people to seek professional help • Promising preliminary findings of improved mental health in the participants themselves

  12. Research Outcomes • Findings have been positive with the following groups: • Pharmacy students • Youth • E-learners • High school teachers • Chinese community • Vietnamese community • Football coaches • Farm advisors • Aboriginals • Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education • Contracted with MHFA to train RAs at 32 college campuses over 2 years • Outcomes measured by pre- and post-training surveys and counseling center usage (study not yet published) • Webinar on lessons learned from study: November 30, 2-3:30pm

  13. Process of Implementation • Experience MHFA – attend a course • Seek program funding • Develop rollout strategy • Define key target audiences and how to reach them • Get key influencers – community partners, policymakers, media, funders – to support and endorse • Train and certify instructors • Offer MHFA training programs • Follow up: • Program Evaluation --- Working with Drexel School of Public Health • Continuing support from National Council

  14. Key Dates • January 26, 2012 – Orientation with Bryan Gibb • January 27, 2012 – MHFA Public Safety 8-hour demo with Bryan Gibb and Sgt. Lis Eddy

  15. Research and Evaluation • Who? • Drexel School of Public Health • Example evaluation method (Kitchener & Jorm, 2004) • Pre-test (first session of the course) • Post-test (end of last session of the course) • Follow-up (6-months after course completion)

  16. For more information: • www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org (MHFA USA) • http://www.mhfa.com.au (MHFA Australia) • http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=141153308 (NPR segment “Mental First Aid: How to Help in an Emotional Crisis” 10/10/11)

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