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Evidence

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

โ€œThe results demonstrate that MHFA increases participants’ knowledge regarding mental health, decreases their negative attitudes, and increases supportive behaviours toward individuals with mental health problems.โ€

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

โ€œThis study evaluates the effectiveness of providing the Mental Health First Aid training program to student affairs staff. The objective of the training was to…

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

โ€œContact-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.โ€

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

โ€œThe different lines of evidence converged to highlight strong acceptability, mixed reactions to the cultural adaptation, and gains in participants’ knowledge, mental health first aid…

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

โ€œQualitative outcomes for both programs suggest that participants seek help earlier and support others to seek help.โ€

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

โ€œThe Opening Minds Initiative of the Mental Health Commission of Canada has worked with many workplaces to implement and evaluate mental illness stigma reduction programs.โ€

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

โ€œThe 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 Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

โ€œThe implementation of the program was associated with moderate reductions in stigma and increased self-reported resilience and coping abilities.โ€

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

โ€œ[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 Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

โ€œThe Working Mind program was effective at decreasing mental health stigma and increasing self-reported resilience and coping skills”

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