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Table 1 The structure and content of the training program

From: An evaluation of a mental health literacy course for Arabic speaking religious and community leaders in Australia: effects on posttraumatic stress disorder related knowledge, attitudes and help-seeking

Morning session

Afternoon session

Topics presented:

   Health and wellbeing

   Social determinants of health

   Self-help strategies and how community and religious organisations can adopt the ‘5 Ways to  Wellbeing’ framework

   The role of faith, spirituality and beliefs in wellbeing

   Stigma and risk factors

   Video (First clip) ‘Into the Light: An Arabic Resource on Psychological Health’.

Video (Second clip): ‘Into the Light: An Arabic  Resource on Psychological Health’.

   Common mental health problems and their presentations in refugee populations

    Depression

    Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

   Help for mental health –navigating the mental health system in Australia