Table 6 First aid experience questionnaire for students reporting providing mental health first aid at follow-up (n = 79)
From: ‘teen Mental Health First Aid’: a description of the program and an initial evaluation
Response | N (%) |
|---|---|
When assisting the person, did you use the information provided in the program? | |
Yes | 28 (35.4) |
Not sure | 35 (44.3) |
No | 16 (20.3) |
Do you think what you did helped the person? | |
Yes, very helpful | 15 (19.0) |
Yes, helpful | 39 (49.4) |
Neither helpful nor unhelpful | 24 (30.4) |
No, very unhelpful | 1 (1.3) |
Do you think the information in the program contributed to how helpful you were in assisting the person? | |
Yes, definitely | 14 (17.7) |
Yes, probably | 31 (39.2) |
Not sure | 20 (25.3) |
Probably not | 11 (13.9) |
Definitely not | 3 (3.8) |
When assisting the person, did you do anything differently from what you would have done before attending the program? | |
Yes | 12 (15.2) |
Not sure | 40 (50.6) |
No | 27 (34.2) |
Did you suggest to the person you were helping that they should talk to an adult about their problem? | |
Yes | 36 (45.6) |
Not sure | 7 (8.9) |
No | 4 (5.1) |
N/A they were already being helped by an adult | 32 (40.5) |
As a result of your suggestion, did the person you were helping talk to an adult? | |
Yes | 22 (27.9) |
Not sure | 19 (24.1) |
No | 6 (7.6) |
N/A they were already being helped by an adult | 32 (40.5) |