The program evaluation of ' Go‐To Educator Training' on educators' knowledge about and stigma toward mental illness in six Canadian provinces
Abstract Aim Schools are well positioned to promote mental health literacy and assist in the early identification of students who may have a mental disorder. However, many educators are unprepared to effectively address these issues. Enhancing this capacity may improve mental health outcomes for stu...
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crwiley:10.1111/eip.13037 2024-09-15T18:20:13+00:00 The program evaluation of ' Go‐To Educator Training' on educators' knowledge about and stigma toward mental illness in six Canadian provinces Wei, Yifeng Kutcher, Stan Baxter, Andrew Heffernan, Amy 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eip.13037 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/eip.13037 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/eip.13037 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Early Intervention in Psychiatry volume 15, issue 4, page 922-931 ISSN 1751-7885 1751-7893 journal-article 2020 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13037 2024-07-02T04:11:17Z Abstract Aim Schools are well positioned to promote mental health literacy and assist in the early identification of students who may have a mental disorder. However, many educators are unprepared to effectively address these issues. Enhancing this capacity may improve mental health outcomes for students. This report describes the application of a gatekeeper‐type program, the 'Go‐To Educator Training' (GTET), targeting educators whom students naturally gravitate toward for support, designed to improve educators' mental health knowledge and early identification skills and decrease stigma. Methods GTET was conducted in six Canadian provinces (Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Alberta and Manitoba) (2012‐2015), with 949 secondary school educators involved. Pre‐ and postintervention mental health knowledge and stigma surveys were completed. Paired t ‐tests assessed change in knowledge and stigma. ANCOVA compared knowledge and stigma change across subgroups. Correlation measured the relationship between knowledge and stigma. Results Knowledge significantly improved ( t [919] = 58.40, P < .001, d = 2.12) and stigma significantly decreased ( t [872] = 4.52, P < .001, d = 0.14). Similar results were identified within each province/region. Knowledge and stigma were correlated before (N = 922, r = .18, P < .01) and after the training (N = 888, r = .22, P < . 01). Conclusions These results suggest GTET may be an effective school‐based mental health related intervention. Further study is needed to measure its long‐term impact and its role in addressing youth mental health care referrals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Wiley Online Library Early Intervention in Psychiatry 15 4 922 931 |
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Abstract Aim Schools are well positioned to promote mental health literacy and assist in the early identification of students who may have a mental disorder. However, many educators are unprepared to effectively address these issues. Enhancing this capacity may improve mental health outcomes for students. This report describes the application of a gatekeeper‐type program, the 'Go‐To Educator Training' (GTET), targeting educators whom students naturally gravitate toward for support, designed to improve educators' mental health knowledge and early identification skills and decrease stigma. Methods GTET was conducted in six Canadian provinces (Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Alberta and Manitoba) (2012‐2015), with 949 secondary school educators involved. Pre‐ and postintervention mental health knowledge and stigma surveys were completed. Paired t ‐tests assessed change in knowledge and stigma. ANCOVA compared knowledge and stigma change across subgroups. Correlation measured the relationship between knowledge and stigma. Results Knowledge significantly improved ( t [919] = 58.40, P < .001, d = 2.12) and stigma significantly decreased ( t [872] = 4.52, P < .001, d = 0.14). Similar results were identified within each province/region. Knowledge and stigma were correlated before (N = 922, r = .18, P < .01) and after the training (N = 888, r = .22, P < . 01). Conclusions These results suggest GTET may be an effective school‐based mental health related intervention. Further study is needed to measure its long‐term impact and its role in addressing youth mental health care referrals. |
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The program evaluation of ' Go‐To Educator Training' on educators' knowledge about and stigma toward mental illness in six Canadian provinces |
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The program evaluation of ' Go‐To Educator Training' on educators' knowledge about and stigma toward mental illness in six Canadian provinces |
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The program evaluation of ' Go‐To Educator Training' on educators' knowledge about and stigma toward mental illness in six Canadian provinces |
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program evaluation of ' go‐to educator training' on educators' knowledge about and stigma toward mental illness in six canadian provinces |
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