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Gatekeeper Training For Youth Workers: Impact On Mental Health Help-Seeking And Referral Skill, Tania Cartmill, Frank P. Deane, Coralie J. Wilson

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)

Adults who act as gatekeepers for young people may have the same barriers to help-seeking for mental health issues as young people. This study investigated the personal help-seeking practices of 47 Australian youth workers prior to and after a training workshop on youth mental health issues. Pre-post workshop evaluation revealed some increases in behaviour, intentions and problemsolving capacity but no changes in belief-based barriers} intentions to seek help for suicidal thoughts, or referral skills. The relationships between help-seeking variables and referral skills were explored to investigate the impact that personal help··seeking may have on professional practice.