Impact on staff of the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework
Purpose: The Mentally Healthy Schools Framework (MHSF), based on the population-wide Act-Belong-Commit mental health promotion campaign, is a whole-school approach primarily targeting student mental health, but it is also intended for staff. This paper presents the results of an impact survey on st...
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| author | Anwar-McHenry, Julia Drane, Cathy Joyce, Phoebe Donovan, Robert |
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The Mentally Healthy Schools Framework (MHSF), based on the population-wide Act-Belong-Commit mental health promotion campaign, is a whole-school approach primarily targeting student mental health, but it is also intended for staff. This paper presents the results of an impact survey on staff after the implementation of the Framework in a number of schools in Western Australia.
Design/methodology/approach:
A baseline questionnaire was completed by n = 87 staff at schools that had just signed up to the programme, and a participant questionnaire was completed by n = 146 staff at schools that had been participating for at least 17 months.
Findings:
The results show that the Framework has had a substantial impact on many staff in terms of increased mental health literacy and taking action to improve their mental health.
Originality/value:
Mental health interventions in schools generally focus on students' well-being and how to deal with student mental health problems. There are few comprehensive interventions that also include staff well-being. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-816562020-11-24T06:19:06Z Impact on staff of the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework Anwar-McHenry, Julia Drane, Cathy Joyce, Phoebe Donovan, Robert Yes Purpose: The Mentally Healthy Schools Framework (MHSF), based on the population-wide Act-Belong-Commit mental health promotion campaign, is a whole-school approach primarily targeting student mental health, but it is also intended for staff. This paper presents the results of an impact survey on staff after the implementation of the Framework in a number of schools in Western Australia. Design/methodology/approach: A baseline questionnaire was completed by n = 87 staff at schools that had just signed up to the programme, and a participant questionnaire was completed by n = 146 staff at schools that had been participating for at least 17 months. Findings: The results show that the Framework has had a substantial impact on many staff in terms of increased mental health literacy and taking action to improve their mental health. Originality/value: Mental health interventions in schools generally focus on students' well-being and how to deal with student mental health problems. There are few comprehensive interventions that also include staff well-being. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81656 10.1108/HE-07-2020-0052 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Emerald fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Yes Anwar-McHenry, Julia Drane, Cathy Joyce, Phoebe Donovan, Robert Impact on staff of the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework |
| title | Impact on staff of the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework |
| title_full | Impact on staff of the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework |
| title_fullStr | Impact on staff of the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact on staff of the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework |
| title_short | Impact on staff of the Mentally Healthy Schools Framework |
| title_sort | impact on staff of the mentally healthy schools framework |
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| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/81656 |