Citation

Otsuka K, Suzuki Y, Fujisawa D, Kato TA, Sato R, Aoyama-Uehara K, Hashimoto N, Suzuki S, Kurosawa M. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 2013; 115(7): 792-796.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Nihon Seishin Shinkei Gakkai)

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Abstract

The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program is a training program for non-health professionals that deals with persons with a mental health crisis (Kitchener & Jorm, 2006). The MHFA-Japan team was established in 2007, and a founding member completed a MHFA training program in Melbourne, University of Australia. We consulted with Jorm and Kitchener, and started a Japanese study of the program. Providing the MHFA program for gatekeepers in Japan could help them assess risk factors and refer patients for professional care, and contribute to suicide prevention. Our team cooperated with the gatekeeper training program of the cabinet office of the Japanese government. In addition, this program is applied in instructional activities in the area of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Language: ja

Keywords

Humans; human; mental health; suicide; Suicide; Japan; Health Personnel; Patient Care Team; Mental Health; First Aid; psychology; mental disease; patient care; Mental Disorders; health care personnel; first aid