Amy Morgan

Evaluation of the Conversations about Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Mental Health First Aid Course: Effects on Knowledge, Stigmatising Attitudes, Confidence and Helping Behaviour.

Kathy S Bond, Julia N Lyons, Fairlie A Cottrill, Amanda V Sabo, Simone E Baillie, Alyssia Rossetto, Louise Kelly, Claire M Kelly, Nicola J Reavley, Anthony F Jorm, Amy J Morgan

Journal article  |  2023  |  Int J Environ Res Public Health

BACKGROUND: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a common mental health problem, with a 19% lifetime prevalence in Australian adoles..

Evaluation of the StigmaWatch Program's Impact on Media Portrayals of Suicide and Mental Illness

Anna MM Ross, Amy JJ Morgan, Nicola JJ Reavley

Journal article  |  2023  |  STIGMA AND HEALTH

SANE Australia’s StigmaWatch program promotes responsible reporting of mental illness and suicide in the Australian media by conta..

Mental Health First Aid suicide prevention training for men: Protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in Australian Men's Sheds

S Oostermeijer, A Morgan, A Rossetto, C Kelly, J Pirkis, LKD Le, C Mihalopoulos, N Reavley

Journal article  |  2022  |  Mental Health and Prevention

Enhancing the knowledge, attitudes and supportive actions of men and their peer group is a potential pathway for reducing suicide ..

The effectiveness of an Australian community suicide prevention networks program in preventing suicide: a controlled longitudinal study

AJ Morgan, R Roberts, AJ Mackinnon, L Reifels

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Suicide is a major issue affecting communities around the world. Community-based suicide prevention approaches can tai..

Young people's help-giving actions towards a peer with a mental health problem: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

Aruni Subasinghe, Laura M Hart, Angelika Radeka, Susan J Paxton, Amy Morgan

Journal article  |  2022  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

AIMS: Young people often seek help from their peers for mental health problems. However, little is known about young people's expe..

Stigmatising attitudes of probation, parole and custodial officers towards people with mental health issues: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Sanne Oostermeijer, Amy J Morgan, Anna M Ross, Tessa Grimmond, Nicola J Reavley

Journal article  |  2022  |  LEGAL AND CRIMINOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Purpose: This review aimed to examine (1) stigmatising attitudes of probation, parole and custodial officers (hereafter referred t..

Intentions and confidence as predictors of mental health first aid: Findings from a longitudinal study

Aliya Usmani, Amy J Morgan, Nicola J Reavley

Journal article  |  2022  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

BACKGROUND: Mental health first aid (MHFA) training can improve confidence and intention to help a person with a mental health pro..

Development of the Mental Health Support Scale: A New Measure of Mental Health First Aid Behaviors

Amy J Morgan, Judith Wright, Andrew J Mackinnon, Nicola J Reavley, Alyssia Rossetto, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2022  |  ASSESSMENT

Mental health first aid (MHFA) courses teach community members the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and respond to mental ..

teen Mental Health First Aid: 12-month outcomes from a cluster crossover randomized controlled trial evaluation of a universal program to help adolescents better support peers with a mental health problem

Laura M Hart, Amy J Morgan, Alyssia Rossetto, Claire M Kelly, Karen Gregg, Maxine Gross, Catherine Johnson, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) is a universal mental health literacy, stigma reduction, help-seeking, and suicid..

Redevelopment of mental health first aid guidelines for supporting someone experiencing a panic attack: a Delphi study

Kathryn J Chalmers, Alyssia Rossetto, Nicola J Reavley, Anthony F Jorm, Betty A Kitchener, Claire M Kelly, Amy J Morgan, Kathy S Bond, Fairlie A Cottrill

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMC PSYCHOLOGY

BACKGROUND: Panic attacks and panic disorder can have a major impact on the mental health and wellbeing of those who experience th..