Mental Health First Aid: an international programme for early intervention
Mental Health First Aid: an international programme for early intervention
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1751-7893.2007.00056.x
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发表时间：
2008-02-01
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2
通讯作者：
Jorm, Anthony F.
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作者：
Kitchener, Betty A.;Jorm, Anthony F.
目的：描述的心理健康急救（MHFA）方案在澳大利亚的发展，它在其他国家的推出和评估研究已经进行了。方法：该方案的开发和评估，其文化适应和传播的描述在七个countries.Results：该方案是在澳大利亚开发于2001年。截至2007年底，共有600名教员和55 000人接受了心理健康急救人员培训。已经进行了一些评价，包括两项随机对照试验，这些试验显示了知识、态度和急救行为的变化。为土著居民和托雷斯海峡岛民以及一些不讲英语的移民群体推出了特别改编的课程。该课程已扩展到其他七个国家，普及程度各不相同。在所有国家，该方案最初都得到政府资金的支持。独立评估已在苏格兰和爱尔兰。结论：公众的身体健康危机的急救概念是熟悉的，在许多国家。因此，较容易将这一方法推广到公众对精神障碍和精神危机的早期干预。通过MHFA培训，整个社区都可以协助正式的精神健康服务，对精神障碍进行早期干预。
Aim: To describe the development of the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) programme in Australia, its roll-out in other countries and evaluation studies which have been carried out.Methods: A description of the programme's development and evaluation, its cultural adaptations and its dissemination in seven countries.Results: The programme was developed in Australia in 2001. By the end of 2007, there were 600 instructors and 55 000 people trained as mental health first aiders. A number of evaluations have been carried out, including two randomized controlled trials that showed changes in knowledge, attitudes and first aid behaviours. Special adaptations of the course have been rolled out for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and some non-English speaking immigrant groups. The course has spread to seven other countries with varying degrees of penetration. In all countries, the programme has been initially supported by government funding. Independent evaluations have been carried out in Scotland and Ireland.Conclusions: The concept of first aid by the public for physical health crises is familiar in many countries. This has made it relatively easy to extend this approach to early intervention by members of the public for mental disorders and crises. Through MHFA training, the whole of a community can assist formal mental health services in early intervention for mental disorders.