Mental health literacy Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
This is a single study with four cross-cutting work packages. The overarching aim of this feasibility study (or external pilot) is to conduct a pilot evaluation assessing the feasibility, acceptabilit
Sponsors
University of Birmingham
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: WP1: 1. Participants attending the community settings (e.g. Black majority churches, youth centres, community centres, youth residential settings) and 2. Black Ethnicity 3. Aged 18-65 years WP2: 1. All staff who have the potential for direct encounter with patients and working in either Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) or Early Intervention Services (EIS) 2. This would include, but is not confined to, psychiatrists, psychologists, community psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, support workers, paramedics, and social workers. WP3: 1. Concept mapping workshop: Patients, research team, mental health service providers, and policymakers. 2. Modified Delphi survey and semi-structured interviews: Regional mental health experts 3. Exploring the early impacts of co-stars: Patients, providers, and commissioners. 4. All participants in WP3, who did not take part in WP1 or WP2, will be 18 years or older and capable of giving consent in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005. WP4: This package will include the participants of WP1 and WP2.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Unable to understand verbal explanations or written information given in English or to demonstrate capacity to consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| WP1 Outcome: Feasibility outcomes include the proportion of consenting clusters, percentage of training uptake and completion of pre- and post-outcome measures, as well as the acceptability of the intervention and assessment of the barriers and enablers. WP2 Outcome: Feasibility process outcomes will include the percentage of training uptake across staff and service teams in addition to the acceptability evaluation (detailed in WP1). The secondary outcome is the assessment of the training outcome of the California Brief Multicultural Competence Scale, which assesses mental health staff knowledge, attitudes, skills, and competencies when working with minoritised groups. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome is the assessment of key training outcomes: 1. Knowledge measured using the Mental Health Knowledge Scale (MAKS) 2. Illness attributions and stigma measured using the Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS) – Intended Behaviour Subscale to assess intended and reported stigmatising behaviours and desire for social distance from someone with a mental illness and the Community Attitudes towards Mental Illness (CAMI) scale 3. Help-seeking attitudes and efficacy - General Help-Seeking Questionnaire | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactBalachandran Kumarendran
Outcome results
None listed