Amy Morgan

Reasons for not providing initial support to a colleague, friend, or family member experiencing a mental health problem or crisis.

Amy J Morgan, Alyssia Rossetto

Journal article  |  2021  |  Early Interv Psychiatry

AIM: To investigate reasons for not helping a person experiencing a mental health problem, and explore factors associated with not..

Key stakeholders' recommendations for improving Australian news media reporting of people with severe mental illness, violence and crime

Anna M Ross, Amy J Morgan, Alexandra Wake, Anthony F Jorm, Nicola J Reavley

Journal article  |  2021  |  ADVANCES IN MENTAL HEALTH

Objective: Media portrayals of severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, psychosis and bipolar disorders, are often negative..

What works in community-led suicide prevention: Perspectives of wesley lifeforce network coordinators

L Reifels, A Morgan, LS Too, M Schlichthorst, M Williamson, H Jordan

Journal article  |  2021  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Community coalitions have been recognised as an important vehicle to advance health promotion and address relevant local health is..

Effects of the Mental Health First Aid for the suicidal person course on beliefs about suicide, stigmatising attitudes, confidence to help, and intended and actual helping actions: an evaluation

Kathy S Bond, Fairlie A Cottrill, Andrew Mackinnon, Amy J Morgan, Claire M Kelly, Greg Armstrong, Betty A Kitchener, Nicola J Reavley, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

BACKGROUND: Suicide is a significant concern in Australia and globally. There is a strong argument for training community gatekeep..

Lessons learnt from the field: a qualitative evaluation of adolescent experiences of a universal mental health education program.

CL Johnson, LM Hart, A Rossetto, AJ Morgan, AF Jorm

Journal article  |  2021  |  Health Educ Res

teen Mental Health First Aid (teenMHFA) is a school-based mental health program that trains adolescents to support peers who are e..

The association between adverse childhood experiences and common mental disorders and suicidality: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Berhe W Sahle, Nicola J Reavley, Wenjing Li, Amy J Morgan, Marie Bee Hui Yap, Andrea Reupert, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2021  |  EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are related to increased risk of common mental disorders. This umbrella review of systematic ..

Review of Australian initiatives to reduce stigma towards people with complex mental illness: what exists and what works?

Amy J Morgan, Judith Wright, Nicola J Reavley

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

BACKGROUND: Australian national mental health policy outlines the need for a nationally coordinated strategy to address stigma and..

What works for mental health problems in youth? Survey of real-world experiences of treatments and side effects

Amy J Morgan, Anna M Ross, Marie BH Yap, Nicola J Reavley, Alexandra Parker, Magenta B Simmons, Faye Scanlan, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2020  |  EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY

AIM: Despite youth being the most common age group for onset of mental disorders, there is less knowledge on the benefits and harm..

Long-term effects of Youth Mental Health First Aid training: randomized controlled trial with 3-year follow-up

Amy J Morgan, Julie-Anne A Fischer, Laura M Hart, Claire M Kelly, Betty A Kitchener, Nicola J Reavley, Marie BH Yap, Anthony F Jorm

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC PSYCHIATRY

BACKGROUND: Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training teaches community members how to provide initial support to someone with a men..

Effectiveness of a Problem-Solving, Story-Bridge Mental Health Literacy Programme in Improving Ghanaian Community Leaders' Attitudes towards People with Mental Illness: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

Yaw Amankwa Arthur, Gayelene H Boardman, Amy J Morgan, Terence V McCann

Journal article  |  2020  |  ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

In Ghana, people with mental disorders commonly experience negative attitudes and discrimination because of deep-rooted public sti..