Associations Between the Quality of Mental Health First Aid Received and Change in Psychosocial Outcomes Among Adults With Mental Health Problems

Amy J. Morgan, Judith Wright, Andrew J. Mackinnon, Nicola J. Reavley, Alyssia Rossetto, Long Khanh-Dao Le, Anthony F. Jorm

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Published online on June 03, 2026

Abstract

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Background:Mental health first aid refers to the support provided by lay people to someone developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Best-practice mental health first aid is defined by expert consensus guidelines ...