Mental health and wellbeing Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental health and wellbeing
Conditions
Interventions
Participating schools are paired according to free school meal eligibility (FSM) as a proxy for socioeconomic catchment area – a school was coded as high FSM if the percentage of students eligible was
Sponsors
University of Bristol
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: School inclusion criteria: 1. Mainstream schools 2. Non fee paying secondary schools 3. Not already receiving the intervention or something similar Staff inclusion criteria: All staff working in participating schools for the duration of the study Student inclusion criteria: 1. All those in years 8 and 9 at the start of the study 2. Those whose parents have not withdrawn them from the study 3. Those who are not educated elsewhere
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Schools exclusion criteria: 1. Special schools 2. Pupil referral units 3. Fee paying 4. Do not have students in years 8 and 9 5. Already have a peer support service or MHFA training Staff exclusion criteria: Absence for the duration of the study Student exclusion criteria: 1. Those not in years 8 or 9 at baseline 2. Long term absence 3. Educated elsewhere 4. Considered to have a mental capacity significantly below 12 years old 5. Have parents who have withdrawn consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Acceptability of the intervention to school staff was measured through qualitative focus groups and semi-structured interviews with recipients of the intervention 2. Recruitment rate was recorded as the number of schools approached about the study that agreed to take part 3. Feasibility of the peer support service was measured as the proportion of staff recruited and trained to become peer supporters, the number of episodes of help reported by peer supporters, and the proportion of staff who reported accessing the service for support 4. Response rate was recorded as the proportion of staff that completed an outcome questionnaire at follow up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Staff outcomes: 1. Staff wellbeing is measured using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale at baseline and 1 year 2. Staff depression is measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire, 9-item scale at baseline and 1 year 3. Staff absence is measured using routine data and self-reporting at baseline and 1 year 4. Staff presenteeism is measured through self-reporting using question from the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire at baseline and 1 year Student outcomes: 1. Student wellbeing is measured using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale at baseline and 1 year 2. Student psychological difficulty is measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire at baseline and 1 year | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed