Clinical trial NCT06290180: Healing Lodge First Face Training Evaluation Study
Official title: Healing Lodge First Face Training Evaluation Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Addiction
Depression/Anxiety
Trauma, Psychological
Self-harm
Keywords: mental health
prevention
addiction
substance use disorders
Lead sponsor: Cambridge Health Alliance
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
First posted: 2024-03-04
Enrollment: 92
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: Pre/post/3-month follow-up model
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate a culturally grounded training program, xaʔtus (meaning First Face) for Mental Health. This program will train community members in how to recognize and respond to youth and adults experiencing mental health crises and ways to serve as a bridge between these individuals and the help they need. All Healing Lodge staff are being asked to complete First Face training.

To evaluate First Face, the investigators will ask all trainees to complete surveys before and after training, and again 3 months later. These surveys will measure knowledge about mental health and addiction, as well as the ability and confidence to respond appropriately to mental health crises. The study will help the investigators understand whether the First Face training program influences mental health and attitudes, as well as responses to mental health crisis situations.

Detailed description: With funding from the National Institutes for Health, the investigators created First Face for Mental Health. First Face is a culturally-appropriate community-based mental health training that prepares trainees to provide assistance to someone having a mental health crisis. The more community members within Tribal nations who are trained in a culturally sensitive program to provide support to youth in recovery and members struggling with mental health problems or crises, the better positioned that community is to create a supportive recovery environment for its youth. The investigators are in the process of launching First Face trainings and evaluations among several Tribal communities. Additionally, they will be training staff from the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations (HL) in the First Face program. This particular application concerns the evaluation of First Face training among HL staff. The investigators will measure primary and secondary outcomes at pre-training, post-training, and 3-month follow-up.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Employment at the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations
* Selection to participate in First Face for Mental Health training

Exclusion Criteria:

° Previous completion of First Face for Mental Health training

Primary outcomes:
measure: Attitudes Towards Serious Mental Illness - Adolescent Version
timeFrame: Included at pre-training, post-training (i.e. immediately after training), and 3-months post-training
measure: First Face knowledge assessment
timeFrame: Included at pre-training, post-training (i.e. immediately after training), and 3-months post-training
measure: Perceived Competence to Respond
timeFrame: Included at pre-training, post-training (i.e. immediately after training), and 3-months post-training
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Satisfaction with Training
timeFrame: Post-training (i.e. immediately after training)
measure: Use of First Face learnings in professional/personal life
timeFrame: 3-months post-training
measure: Intended Use of First Face learnings in professional/personal life
timeFrame: Post-training (i.e. immediately after training)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Spokane Valley
country: United States
facility: Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations
state: Washington
Study officials:
References:
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citation: Talbot JA, Ziller EC, Szlosek DA. Mental Health First Aid in Rural Communities: Appropriateness and Outcomes. J Rural Health. 2017 Jan;33(1):82-91. doi: 10.1111/jrh.12173. Epub 2016 Jan 28.