Table 5 Teachers/responsible adults’ data across time

Mental health literacy

 Problem recognised as ‘mental health problem’^a (%)

84%

93%

89%

–

2.32

–

1.50

Adults thought to be helpful (mean, CI 97.5)

4.07 (4.63)

4.81 (5.59)

4.49 (5.21)

0.73*

–

0.41

–

 Knowledge of mental health problems (quiz)

9.26 (10.37)

11.67 (12.85)

11.30 (12.57)

2.41**

–

2.03**

–

Stigmatising attitudes

 Social distance scale (mean, CI 97.5)

8.21 (9.12)

7.90 (8.82)

8.95 (10.09)

0.39

–

0.23

–

 Personal stigma (mean, CI 97.5)

  Weak-not-sick subscale

1.65 (1.89)

1.58 (1.82)

1.93 (2.24)

0.06

–

0.28

  I would not tell anybody

1.84 (2.13)

1.54 (1.82)

1.53 (2.02)

0.30

–

0.31

–

  Dangerous/unpredictable subscale

1.50 (1.67)

1.41 (1.59)

1.35 (1.57)

0.11

–

0.15

–

MHFA intentions and behaviours

 Confidence helping (mean, CI 97.5)

3.92 (4.11)

4.37 (4.56)

4.25 (4.48)

0.44***

–

0.32*

–

Offer help

4.40 (4.71)

4.64 (4.85)

4.47 (4.83)

0.24

–

0.07

–

 MHFA intentions—ALGEE score

3.17 (4.02)

4.24 (5,12)

4.08 (5.10)

1.06

0.90

 MHFA experiences^b—ALGEE score

2.14 (0.37)

–

2.57 (1.13)

–

–

0.42

–