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Sussman, Steve; Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes; Unger, Jennifer; Wipfli, Heather; Palinkas, Lawrence – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
This article provides an overview of international translation of health behavior interventions. The ideas expressed in this article serve to provide direction when developing a health behavior program for a host country, utilizing previous programmatic knowledge from elsewhere. First, the authors discuss constituents of country-level variables…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Intervention, International Education, Technology Transfer
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Rose, Theda; Leitch, Judith; Collins, Kathryn S.; Frey, Jodi J.; Osteen, Philip J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Purpose: Adolescent mental health is a public health priority. Considered an early intervention approach, Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) trains adults to provide initial assistance to adolescents experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the U.S. version of YMHFA (YMHFA-USA) among graduate…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs, First Aid
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Wong, Daniel F. K.; Lau, Ying; Kwok, Sylvia; Wong, Prudence; Tori, Christopher – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Purpose: Chinese people generally lack knowledge of mental illness. Such phenomenon may lead to a delay in seeking psychiatric treatments. This study evaluated the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program in improving mental health knowledge of the general public in Hong Kong. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was adopted whereby…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, First Aid