Review of Mental Health First Aid Programs

Costa, Tiago Filipe Oliveira; Sampaio, Francisco Miguel Correia; Sequeira, Carlos; Carvalho Ribeiro, Isilda Maria Oliveira; Parola, Vitor Sérgio de Oliveira

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Costa, Tiago Filipe Oliveira

Sampaio, Francisco Miguel Correia

Sequeira, Carlos

Carvalho Ribeiro, Isilda Maria Oliveira

Parola, Vitor Sérgio de Oliveira

Abstract(s)

Mental health first aid programs are interventions to empower the community to help people with mental health problems/ crises. A review of these programs was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute. Published and unpublished works from 2009 to 2019 were considered. The review included 252 studies. Several Mental Health First Aid programs were identified, with varying characteristics, participants, and contexts of implementation. These group interventions were carried out among lay people to health professionals, and in adolescents to the elderly. Additionally, they were conducted in-person and/or virtually, using psychoeducational methods and informational materials. The programs ranged from 30 minutes to 24 hours. These interventions can address nursing foci, and the characteristics of the facilitators are similar to those of mental health nurses. Therefore, this review highlighted the opportunity for nurses to explore Mental Health First Aid programs.

Keywords

Mental health First aid Nursing Programs

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/42302

Citation

Costa, TFO, Sampaio, FMC, Sequeira, CAC, Ribeiro IMOC, & Parola, VSO (2021). Review of Mental Health First Aid Programs. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 43(12), 1146-1156.