Citation

Currie R, Davidson K. Educational and Child Psychology 2015; 32(1): 42-48.

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(Copyright © 2015)

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Abstract

The Scottish Mental Health First Aid: Young People (SMHFA:YP) training programme is a 14-hour, evidence-based, blended learning course developed by NHS Health Scotland for adults who are in contact with young people between the ages of 11 to 17. The course is intended to increase the capacity of participants to preserve life and promote resilience and recovery. City of Edinburgh Council Psychological Services has supported the national pilot and is now delivering training to relevant adults across the city. This article reports on the initial impact of the training in Edinburgh as measured by immediate and long term (six-month) evaluations and in relation to qualitative feedback received over the six-month period. On-the-day evaluation of the training has been overwhelmingly positive and impact is sustained six months later. There have been several instances of unsolicited positive feedback relating to the following broad themes: training having been since used in real-life practice; impact on practitioners' confidence and skill in asking young people about suicide; and the EP role within the secondary sector. © The British Psychological Society, 2015.

Language: en