Mental health literacy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group A 20-minute program regarding mental health literacy will be delivered. The program will be taught using slides with narration. Main topics of the program will be as follows: (1) t
s problems, (4) how to deal with children'
s mental health problems and the risk of suicide, etc.
Control group 10-20 minutes educational program on teachers'
responses to the problem of bullying will be delivered.
Sponsors
Department of Physical and Health Education, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: School Teachers.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mental health literacy will be assessed using a self-reported questionnaire as follows. 1. General knowledge about mental illness, increase of mental illness and suicide in teens will be assessed using items developed for this study by the authors. 2. Teachers' ability to respond to children at risk of mental illness and suicide will be evaluated, using case vignettes and options (desirable and undesirable responses to the cases). 3. Whether teachers think that preventing mental illnesses and suicide among children as their role will be assessed. Also, whether they are confident in dealing with children at risk of mental illness or suicide will be evaluated. 4. Each outcome will be assessed at immediately before and after the intervention. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTsukasa Sasaki
The University of Tokyo Department of Physical and Health Education, Graduate School of Education
Outcome results
None listed