Impact of a population-wide mental health promotion campaign on people with a diagnosed mental illness or recent mental health problem
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the impact of the Act-Belong-Commit mental health promotion campaign on people with a diagnosed mental illness or who had sought professional help for a mental health problem in the previous 12 months. Method: In 2013 and 2014, 1,200 adults in Western Australia were interviewed by telephone. The questionnaire measured campaign reach, impact on beliefs about mental health and mental illness and behavioural impact. Results: Campaign impact on changing the way respondents thought about mental health was significantly higher among those with a mental illness or who had sought help (41.4% vs 24.2%; p < 0.001), as was doing something for their mental health as a result of their exposure to the campaign (20.5% vs 8.7%; p < 0.001). Conclusions: The campaign appears to empower people with a mental illness or who recently sought help to take steps of their own to enhance their mental health.
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
2016
Volume
40
Issue
3
Publication Title
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Publisher
Wiley
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
43053
Funders
WA Health Promotion Foundation WA Mental Health Commission Mentally Healthy WA at Curtin University
Copyright
free_to_read
Comments
Donovan, R., Jalleh, G., Robinson, K., & Lin, C. (2016). Impact of a population‐wide mental health promotion campaign on people with a diagnosed mental illness or recent mental health problem. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40(3), 274-275. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12514