Using mental health first aid to promote mental health in churches

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an evidence-based intervention to increase knowledge about mental illness and self-efficacy in addressing mental health problems. This pilot study explored the implementation of MHFA for members and leaders of Christian church congregations. Twenty-seven church memb...

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Authors: Costello, Jennifer (Author) ; Hays, Krystal (Author) ; Gamez, Ana M. (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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出版: 2021
In: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Year: 2021, 卷: 23, 發布: 4, Pages: 381-392
IxTheo Classification:AE Psychology of religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
RB Church office; congregation
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B church programs
B Interventions
B Churches
B mental health promotion
B Mental health first aid
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總結:Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an evidence-based intervention to increase knowledge about mental illness and self-efficacy in addressing mental health problems. This pilot study explored the implementation of MHFA for members and leaders of Christian church congregations. Twenty-seven church members completed the 8-hour manualized training. A preintervention and postintervention survey design was used, and results revealed significant improvement in mean scores for knowledge, beliefs, self-efficacy, and stigma following the training. These results suggest that MHFA is a promising intervention for congregants and may help address an existing gap in supportive services for individuals with mental and emotional health problems.
ISSN:1934-9645
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of spirituality in mental health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2020.1771234