Experiences of a Mental Health First Aid Training Program in Sweden: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.
Restricted mental health literacy and stigma are barriers to treatment of mental disorders. A Mental Health First Aid training program was tested for implementation in Sweden among employees in the public sector. The aim of the present qualitative study was to explore participants' experiences of th...
| Publicado en: | Community Mental Health Journal Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 497 - 504 |
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