Evidence
“The results demonstrate that MHFA increases participants’ knowledge regarding mental health, decreases their negative attitudes, and increases supportive behaviours toward individuals with mental health problems.”
“This study evaluates the effectiveness of providing the Mental Health First Aid training program to student affairs staff. The objective of the training was to…
“Contact-based education has the capacity to reduce prejudicial attitudes and improve social acceptance of people with a mental illness across various target groups and sectors.”
“The different lines of evidence converged to highlight strong acceptability, mixed reactions to the cultural adaptation, and gains in participants’ knowledge, mental health first aid…
“Qualitative outcomes for both programs suggest that participants seek help earlier and support others to seek help.”
“The Opening Minds Initiative of the Mental Health Commission of Canada has worked with many workplaces to implement and evaluate mental illness stigma reduction programs.”
“The Opening Minds Initiative of the Mental Health Commission of Canada has taken a novel approach to reducing the stigma of mental illness by targeting…
“The implementation of the program was associated with moderate reductions in stigma and increased self-reported resilience and coping abilities.”
“[Enabled] enhanced dialogue about mental health and the introduction of a common language, a supportive workplace culture, increased help seeking, and organizational momentum for additional…
“The Working Mind program was effective at decreasing mental health stigma and increasing self-reported resilience and coping skills”
