Research evaluation of the project "Helping in mental distress"

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039774

Enrollment

6000

Registered

2026-03-27

Start date

2023-06-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

Psychological first aid

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: Participants who are surveyed using a questionnaire on willingness to help, confidence to help, mental health literacy , stigma, and their own mental health conditions imm

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

14 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants in the psychological first aid courses “Helping in Mental Distress” (HSN) for the intervention group; mental stability as determined by the course instructors; no other criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: mental stability as determined by the course instructors

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
This is a study conducted alongside the project with no specific endpoint; data is collected on an ongoing basis. The aim is to evaluate the “HSN – Helping in Mental Distress” project and to collect data on willingness to help, safety of helping, health literacy, stigma, and personal psychological stress before (t0) and after a course (t1), as well as in a follow-up 6 months after the course (t2). These will be recorded in a questionnaire based on standard instruments.	—

Measure

Time frame

This is a study conducted alongside the project with no specific endpoint; data is collected on an ongoing basis. The aim is to evaluate the “HSN – Helping in Mental Distress” project and to collect data on willingness to help, safety of helping, health literacy, stigma, and personal psychological stress before (t0) and after a course (t1), as well as in a follow-up 6 months after the course (t2). These will be recorded in a questionnaire based on standard instruments.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactBerthold Langguth

Universität Regensburg

berthold.langguth@medbo.de+49 (0) 941 / 941-2099

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026