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ArticleHealth promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals2022

Effects of mental health training on capacity, willingness and engagement in peer-to-peer support in rural New South Wales.

Sarah Maddox, Nicholas N Powell, Angela Booth, Tonelle Handley, Hazel Dalton, David Perkins

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Article in Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarah MaddoxCentre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Orange, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3244-5955
Nicholas N PowellCentre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Orange, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2958-9854
Angela BoothCentre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Orange, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8280-5176
Tonelle HandleyCentre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Orange, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8284-2759
Hazel DaltonCentre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Orange, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5816-4548
David PerkinsCentre for Rural and Remote Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Orange, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9739-7339
Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health · AU

Funding

NSW Health Mental Health Branch G1600529
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

issue addressedRural Australians experience significant barriers in accessing mental health services, some of which may be overcome by increasing mental health literacy in rural communities. This paper evaluates Mental Health Support Skills (MHSS), short training courses developed by the Rural Adversity Mental Health Program (RAMHP). MHSS was designed to build the capacity of community members and gatekeepers to identify people with mental health concerns and link them to appropriate resources or services.

methodsProgram data from April 2017 to March 2020 were analysed to assess the reach and outcomes of MHSS training. Training feedback was collected through a post-training survey, completed directly after courses, and a follow-up survey two months after training. An app used by RAMHP coordinators (the trainers) recorded the geographic and demographic reach of courses.

resultsMHSS was provided to 10,208 residents across rural New South Wales. Survey participation was 49% (n = 4,985) for the post-training survey and 6% (n = 571), for the follow-up survey, two months post-training. The training was well-received and increased the mental health understanding and willingness to assist others of most respondents (91%-95%). Follow-up survey respondents applied learnings to assist others; 53% (n = 301) asked a total of 2,252 people about their mental health in the two months following training. Those in clinical roles asked a median of 6 people about their mental health, compared to 3 for those in nonclinical roles. Most follow-up survey respondents (59%, n = 339) reported doing more to look after their own mental health in the two months after training.

conclusionThese results are encouraging as they suggest that short-form mental health training can be an effective tool to address poorer mental health outcomes for rural residents by improving the ability of participants to help themselves and the people around them. SO WHAT?: Serious consideration should be given to short mental health courses, such as MHSS, to increase literacy and connection to services, especially in rural areas.

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Rural Health ServicesRural PopulationAustraliaHumansMental HealthNew South Walescapacity buildinghealth literacyhealth promotion theorymental healthrural population

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PMID34170594
PMCPMC9292661
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