Anthony Jorm

Mental Health First Aid Training with the Nepalese Community in Australia: An Evaluation of Effects on Knowledge, Confidence, Intentions, Willingness to have Contact and Stigmatizing Attitudes.

Bharat Nepal, Gaurav Khadka, Anthony F Jorm, Jyoti Simkhada, Nirajan Gauli, Neil Hall

Journal article  |  2023  |  J Immigr Minor Health

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training amongst the Nepalese community ..

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..

Establishing conversion of the 16-item Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly scores into interval-level data across multiple samples using Rasch methodology.

Quoc Cuong Truong, Katya Numbers, Carol C Choo, Adam C Bentvelzen, Vibeke S Catts, Matti Cervin, Anthony F Jorm, Nicole A Kochan, Henry Brodaty, Perminder S Sachdev, Oleg N Medvedev

Journal article  |  2023  |  Psychogeriatrics

BACKGROUND: The 16-item Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE-16) is a well-validated and widely-use..

Mental Health Literacy for Supporting Children: A Systematic Review of Teacher and Parent/Carer Knowledge and Recognition of Mental Health Problems in Childhood

Catherine L Johnson, Maxine A Gross, Anthony F Jorm, Laura M Hart

Journal article  |  2023  |  CLINICAL CHILD AND FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW

The level of mental health literacy (MHL) in adults who work with or care for children is likely to influence the timeliness and a..

Effects of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid training programme for non-suicidal self-injury on stigmatising attitudes, confidence in ability to assist, and intended and actual assisting actions: an uncontrolled trial with precourse and postcourse measurement and 6-month follow-up

Gregory Armstrong, Georgina Sutherland, Eliza Pross, Andrew Mackinnon, Nicola Reavley, Anthony Jorm

Journal article  |  2023  |  BMJ OPEN

OBJECTIVES: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a complex issue affecting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Austr..

A repeated cross-sectional and longitudinal study of mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdowns in Victoria, Australia.

Annemarie Wright, Alysha De Livera, Keun Hee Lee, Carl Higgs, Matthew Nicholson, Lisa Gibbs, Anthony Jorm

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMC Public Health

BACKGROUND: Population surveys across the world have examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health. However, few h..

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 ..

Headspace early intervention for psychosis in Australia: Is it still a 'best buy'?

Stephen Allison, Anthony Jorm, Tarun Bastiampillai, Jeffrey CL Looi

Journal article  |  2022  |  AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY

OBJECTIVES: Australia is piloting a stand-alone early intervention programme for psychosis, based on the Early Psychosis Preventio..

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..

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of parenting programs in real-world settings: A qualitative systematic review

J Cooper, J Dermentzis, H Loftus, BW Sahle, N Reavley, A Jorm

Journal article  |  2022  |  Mental Health and Prevention

Research indicates that healthy development of children and young people is directly related to the nature and quality of parentin..