Child and Adolescent Mental Health Literacy for Primary Schools Teachers. A Multicomponent Intervention

NCT06121739 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FONIS SA21I0143
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 105
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Child mental health (CMH) is crucial for lifelong well-being. Early prevention and intervention are vital for public health, yet Chile faces a high prevalence of CMH issues, particularly in children aged 4 to 11. Schools play a key role in addressing these problems, but there's a lack of coordination within the systems (Schools and Health Centers). This project aims to enhance children's mental health and the school community through a biopsychosocial approach, emphasizing social support. The intervention consists of two parts:

1. 1.Developing an online CMH literacy program for primary school teachers in Public Educational Establishments (EEPs). It's designed through collaboration with stakeholders, focusing on the specific needs of participating schools.
2. 2.Enhancing the coordination of the CMH network in Valparaíso, involving community, health, and education stakeholders in two neighborhoods. This will be done by using "ECO Barrio Solidario" program and aligning it with local health initiatives.

Conditions

Child Mental Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Teachers' level of knowledge about infant mental health

  Teachers' level of knowledge, using the "Children's Mental Health Questionnaire for Educators," scores range from 0 to 13, with higher scores indicating better knowledge of mental health.

  Immediately prior to the intervention and after the completion of the intervention up to 4 weeks

• Feasibility of the intervention assessed by the proportion of teachers who complete the workshop

  Level of retention of teachers in the intervention will be estimated through the proportion of teachers who complete the course of all those who started it.

  Immediately after the completion of the intervention up to 4 weeks

• Satisfaction assessed by a Likert Survey

  Level of satisfaction of teachers with the intervention, an ad hoc survey will be used, with Likert questions for each module of the training course

  Immediately at the conclusion of each session

• Rate of accuracy for referral of children

  with suspected psychiatric disorders from the school to health care. Each "case" referral will apply the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). 25 items (scale 0-2)

  Between 8 to 16 weeks after the completion of the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Rates of referral of mental health problems in children

  Through study completion, an average of 10 months

• Waiting time between referral to first attention in the health center

  Through study completion, an average of 12 months

• Level of interest of teachers in the intervention

  At the beginning of the intervention, for up to 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Child Mental health Literacy Program

EXPERIMENTAL

Teachers from four schools will attend a nine-session workshop on mental health literacy. They will participate in face-to-face sessions and use an online platform.

Behavioral: Child Mental Health Literacy Program

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Teachers from four schools will not receive any additional mental health training

Interventions

Child Mental Health Literacy Program BEHAVIORAL

The workshop has a participant-oriented character, seeking to apply the more theoretical contents to the local school context. It has four units and a total of nine modules, each lasting 90 or 120 minutes, with reference material on an educational platform. The topics are : 1) the person behind the role of educator; 2) the school community and its influence on the healthy development of students; 3) the expected development and its alterations in the different evolutionary stages; 4) common and differential factors of child and adolescent mental health disorders; 5) Stigma in Mental Health; 6) screening, the first care, and use of devices for the prevention and treatment of mental health disorders in children and adolescents.

Child Mental health Literacy Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 22 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• All the teachers in the participating schools
• Both gender

You may not qualify if:

• Lack of informed consent.
• Teachers who are leaving or not planning to be in the school at any time during 2023

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad de Valparaiso: lead

Study Sites (1)

Servicio Local de Educación (SLEP)

Valparaíso, 2581967, Chile

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 22, 2023
• First Posted: November 8, 2023
• Study Start: March 20, 2023
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2023
• Study Completion: January 20, 2024
• Last Updated: September 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CL (1)