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Impact of Mental Health First Aid on Confidence Related to Mental Health Literacy: A National Study With a Focus on Race-Ethnicity

Annette S. Crisanti, Ph.D., Li Luo, Ph.D., Mimi McFaul, Psy.D., Helene Silverblatt, M.D., and Clinton Pyeatt, B.A.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: Psychiatric Services
Volume 67, Number 3
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400375
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Abstract

Objective:

Low mental health literacy (MHL) is widespread in the general population and even more so among racial and ethnic minority groups. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) aims to improve MHL. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of MHFA on perceptions of confidence about MHL in a large national sample and by racial and ethnic subgroup.

Methods:

The self-perceived impact of MHFA on 36,263 people who completed the 12-hour training and a feedback form was examined.

Results:

A multiple regression analysis showed that MHFA resulted in high ratings of confidence in being able to apply various skills and knowledge related to MHL. Perceived impact of MHFA training differed among some racial and ethnic groups, but the differences were small to trivial.

Conclusions:

Future research on MHFA should examine changes in MHL pre-post training and the extent to which perceived increases in MHL confidence among trainees translate into action.

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Cover: Bowl, by Louis Comfort Tiffany, circa 1908. Favrile glass. Gift of Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, 1951 (51.121.13). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, New York City.

Psychiatric Services
Volume 67 • Number 3 • March 01, 2016
Pages: 350 - 353
PubMed: 26522673

History

Received: 28 August 2014
Revision received: 19 March 2015
Accepted: 2 June 2015
Published online: 2 November 2015
Published in print: March 01, 2016

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Annette S. Crisanti, Ph.D.
With the exception of Dr. McFaul, all of the authors are with the University of New Mexico, where Dr. Crisanti, Dr. Silverblatt, and Mr. Pyeatt are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health, and Dr. Luo is with the Department of Internal Medicine (e-mail: [email protected]). Dr. McFaul is with Grit Digital Health, Denver, Colorado. During this study and manuscript preparation, she was with the Mental Health Program, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, Colorado.
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Li Luo, Ph.D.
With the exception of Dr. McFaul, all of the authors are with the University of New Mexico, where Dr. Crisanti, Dr. Silverblatt, and Mr. Pyeatt are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health, and Dr. Luo is with the Department of Internal Medicine (e-mail: [email protected]). Dr. McFaul is with Grit Digital Health, Denver, Colorado. During this study and manuscript preparation, she was with the Mental Health Program, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, Colorado.
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Mimi McFaul, Psy.D.
With the exception of Dr. McFaul, all of the authors are with the University of New Mexico, where Dr. Crisanti, Dr. Silverblatt, and Mr. Pyeatt are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health, and Dr. Luo is with the Department of Internal Medicine (e-mail: [email protected]). Dr. McFaul is with Grit Digital Health, Denver, Colorado. During this study and manuscript preparation, she was with the Mental Health Program, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, Colorado.
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Helene Silverblatt, M.D.
With the exception of Dr. McFaul, all of the authors are with the University of New Mexico, where Dr. Crisanti, Dr. Silverblatt, and Mr. Pyeatt are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health, and Dr. Luo is with the Department of Internal Medicine (e-mail: [email protected]). Dr. McFaul is with Grit Digital Health, Denver, Colorado. During this study and manuscript preparation, she was with the Mental Health Program, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, Colorado.
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Clinton Pyeatt, B.A.
With the exception of Dr. McFaul, all of the authors are with the University of New Mexico, where Dr. Crisanti, Dr. Silverblatt, and Mr. Pyeatt are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Community Behavioral Health, and Dr. Luo is with the Department of Internal Medicine (e-mail: [email protected]). Dr. McFaul is with Grit Digital Health, Denver, Colorado. During this study and manuscript preparation, she was with the Mental Health Program, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, Colorado.
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Funding Information

Clinical and Translational Science Center, Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico: 8UL1TR000041
This project was supported by grant 8UL1TR000041 from the Clinical and Translational Science Center, Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico.The authors report no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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