Advances in Mental Health First Aid Training
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Mental Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (4 April 2023) | Viewed by 5422
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mental health; mental health first aid; suicide prevention; early intervention; workplace mental health; community intervention
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mental illness is among the top ten leading causes of disability in both developed and developing countries, with depression ranked third in the global burden of disease. According to the World Health Organization, suicide is a leading cause of death internationally, and premature death, as a result of severe mental health conditions, affects global life expectancy by as much as two decades. Most people with mental illness do not receive appropriate treatment, for example, only a third of people with depression receive treatment. This may be due to systemic or personal factors, including under-resourced mental health services or a belief that professional services cannot help them. Research indicates that social networks (family, friends, co-workers) can play an important role in facilitating help-seeking, but members of the public often lack the skills and confidence to provide appropriate support. This is where mental health first aid training helps (including suicide gatekeeper training), teaching course participants the skills to have supportive conversations with those experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.
This Special Issue focuses on the current state of the research surrounding mental health first aid training globally. New research papers, reviews, case reports and conference papers are welcome to this issue. Other manuscript types accepted include methodological papers, position papers, brief reports and commentaries.
Dr. Kathy Bond
Dr. Amy Morgan
Guest Editors
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