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Universal mental health training for frontline professionals (UMHT)'s feasibility analysis

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Department of Applied and Social Psychology, Ivan Franko Zhytomyr State University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine
  • 2. Department of Social Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, L-4365, Luxembourg
  • 3. Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, L-436, Luxembourg

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Universal Mental Health Training for Frontline Professionals (UNMHT) is an educational programme developed and piloted in Ukraine in 2021-2023 to bridge the mental health gap between Ukrainians' needs in support and the answers from the health system. The UMHT trains frontline professionals to interact with, support, and refer individuals with mental health conditions for professional help. The UMHT offers a universal frame of interaction with people with mental health conditions for frontline professionals. Assessment of the UMHT feasibility shows the programme's potential for further development and implementation. Programme trainers as its deliverers and frontline professionals as its recipients report high satisfaction with training content and delivery as well as preparedness to apply gained knowledge and skills in practice.

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