Journal article
A matched control trial of a mental health literacy intervention for parents in community sports clubs
Child psychiatry and human development
04/05/2020
PMID: 32367194
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Abstract
This controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of a mental health literacy intervention for parents delivered through community sport clubs. In total, 540 parents (321 females, 219 males) of adolescent athletes participated in a brief educational workshop on youth mental health (n = 352) or a community-matched control group (n = 188). Generalised linear mixed models revealed no significant improvements in the intervention group compared to control in the primary mental health literacy outcomes, at 1 month follow-up. However, parents in the intervention group were more likely to seek formal help for themselves, had increased confidence and knowledge to help someone experiencing a mental health disorder, experienced reduced psychological distress, and perceived more support from other parents in their sport club, relative to the control group. Overall, the findings suggest that a brief educational intervention delivered through community sports clubs can positively affect some components of parents' mental health literacy.
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- Title
- A matched control trial of a mental health literacy intervention for parents in community sports clubs
- Creators
- Diarmuid Hurley - University of WollongongMark S Allen - University of WollongongChristian Francis James Swann - Southern Cross UniversityStewart A Vella - University of Wollongong
- Publication Details
- Child psychiatry and human development
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- The Australian Mental Health Initiative 2014 / Movember Foundation
- Identifiers
- 991012866600302368
- Academic Unit
- School of Health and Human Sciences; Human Sciences; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article