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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023

Examining mental health knowledge, stigma, and service use intentions among Royal Canadian Mounted Police cadets.

Katie L Andrews, Laleh Jamshidi, Robyn E Shields, Taylor A Teckchandani, Tracie O Afifi, Amber J Fletcher, Shannon Sauer-Zavala, Alain Brunet, Gregory P Krätzig, R Nicholas Carleton

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Katie L AndrewsCanadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT), University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada.
Laleh JamshidiCanadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT), University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada.
Robyn E ShieldsCanadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT), University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada.
Taylor A TeckchandaniCanadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT), University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada.
Tracie O AfifiDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Amber J FletcherDepartment of Sociology and Social Studies, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada.
Shannon Sauer-ZavalaTreatment Innovation for Psychological Services Research Program, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States.
Alain BrunetMcGill's Psychiatry Department and Douglas Institute Research Center, Verdun, QC, Canada.
Gregory P KrätzigAnxiety and Illness Behaviours Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada.
R Nicholas CarletonCanadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT), University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada.
Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment · CAUniversity of Regina · CAUniversity of Kentucky · USUniversity of Manitoba · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers experience an elevated risk for mental health disorders due to inherent work-related exposures to potentially psychologically traumatic events and occupational stressors. RCMP officers also report high levels of stigma and low levels of intentions to seek mental health services. In contrast, very little is known about the levels of mental health knowledge and stigma of RCMP cadets starting the Cadet Training Program (CTP). The current study was designed to: (1) obtain baseline levels of mental health knowledge, stigma against peers in the workplace, and service use intentions in RCMP cadets; (2) determine the relationship among mental health knowledge, stigma against peers in the workplace, and service use intentions among RCMP cadets; (3) examine differences across sociodemographic characteristics; and (4) compare cadets to a sample of previously surveyed serving RCMP. Methods: Participants were RCMP cadets ( Results: RCMP cadets reported statistically significantly lower levels of mental health knowledge ( Conclusion: The current results indicate that higher levels of mental health knowledge were associated with lower stigma and higher intention to use professional mental health services. Differences between cadets and serving RCMP highlight the need for regular ongoing training starting from the CTP, designed to reduce stigma and increase mental health knowledge. Differences between male and female cadets suggest differential barriers to help-seeking behaviors. The current results provide a baseline to monitor cadet mental health knowledge and service use intentions and stigma as they progress throughout their careers.

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cadetshelp-seeking behaviormental health servicesmental health stigmamental health trainingpolicepublic safety personnel

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PMID37205089
PMCPMC10187145
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