Training Church Leaders in Mental Health First Aid

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to train Church Leaders and other community members in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), which is an evidence-based public mental health education program. MHFA has been found to improve people's recognition of emotional and mental health challenges and to increase people's confidence in providing help to others. Information about MHFA can be accessed at http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org. MHFA consists an 8-hour training program in which participants will be provided a manual, learn the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems, and learn a 5-step action plan to help someone in an emotional crisis. Participants ware recruited from faith-based organizations (i.e., churches), health care organizations (i.e., hospitals), and other community based organizations. There will be no treatment directly provided as part of this study.

Official Title
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Training Community Members in Mental Health First Aid

Conditions
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Stigma

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Mental Health First Aid


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Fluent in English Able to provide signed formed consent Exclusion Criteria: Any circumstances limiting participant's ability to complete the 8-hour training Inability to provide informed consent

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 21 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Other: Mental Health First Aid|Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is listed in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. The program also teaches the common risk factors and warning signs of specific types of illnesses like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia. Participants are introduced to local mental health resources, national organizations, support groups, and online tools for mental health and addictions treatment and support.|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from Baseline Confidence in Providing Help at 3 months | After reading a clinical vignette that describes a person with either Schizophrenia or Major Depression, participants are asked How confident do you feel in helping this person? Possible responses are on a 5-point Likert scale with 1 = Not at all confident and 5 = Extremely confident | 3 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from Baseline in Stigma at 3 months | Personal and Perceived Stigma Scale. It is a 14-item measure that assesses stigmatizing attitudes. Questions are on a 5-point Likert scale with 1 = Strongly Agree and 5 = Strongly Disagree with scores ranging from 14 to 70. A higher score indicates greater stigma A clinical vignette, describing either a case with Schizophrenia or Major Depression, is presented. Participants are asked questions about social stigma, which assesses what participants' perceptions of people in their community, and personal stigma, which assesses the participants' personal beliefs. | 3 months | 
| Change from Baseline in Functional Health Status at 3 months | The Medical Outcomes Study 12-Item Short Form Survey Instrument (SF-12) is a validated functional health status assessment that assesses health status over the preceding 4 weeks. Measures include General Health: 5-point Likert scale with 1 = Excellent and 5 = Poor Physical Functioning: 3-point Likert scale with 1 = Yes, Limited a lot and 3 = No, Not Limited at all Role limitations resulting from physical health problems: Possible responses are 'Yes' or 'No' Role limitations resulting from emotional problems: Possible responses are 'Yes' or 'No' Bodily Pain: 5-point Likert scale with 1 = Not at All and 5 = Extremely Vitality (energy and fatigue): Mental Health: 6-point Likert scale with 1 = All of the Time and 6 = None of the Time Social Functioning: 6-point Likert scale with 1 = All of the Time and 6 = None of the Time Total Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating poorer health | 3 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Disparities