Clinical Research Directory
Browse clinical research sites, groups, and studies.
Brief Mental Health First Aid Program (bMHFA) for Parents to Improve Mental Health Literacy in Low-Income Families: A Three-Arm Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Summary
The goal of this Randomized Controlled Trial study is to test the effectiveness of the brief Mental Health First Aid Program (bMHFA) for parents to improve Mental Health Literacy in Low-Income families. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the brief MHFA program improve mental health literacy among parents in low-income families? * Does the brief MHFA program improve mental well-being among children in low-income families? Participants will be randomly assigned to two groups, intervention and control group. * Intervention group: attend a 2-hour training program on brief MHFA * Intervention group: complete a set of questionnaire * Intervention group: Interviews will be conducted at 12-month follow up * Control: no need to attend any workshop * Control: complete a set of questionnaire
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
788
Start Date
2021-09-01
Completion Date
2026-04-30
Last Updated
2023-11-28
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Brief Mental Health First Aid Workshop
a 2-hour workshop delivered by a registered nurse with a MHFA training certificate
Semi-structured interviews
One-to-one, face-to-face semi-structured interviews will be conducted by a research assistant. The duration would be around 30 minutes.
Locations (1)
The polytechnic university of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong