Training Church Leaders in Mental Health First Aid



Status:Recruiting
Healthy:No
Age Range:21 - Any
Updated:8/30/2018
Start Date:February 27, 2016
End Date:June 2022
Contact:Sidney Hankerson, MD, MBA
Email:Sidney.Hankerson@nyspi.columbia.edu
Phone:4046684146

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Training Community Members in Mental Health First Aid

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.


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
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1051 Riverside Dr
New York, New York 10032
646-774-5000
Phone: 404-668-4146
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