Professor Hippo-on-Campus: Developing and evaluating an educational intervention to build mental health literacy among university faculty and staff
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Objective: The development and evaluation of the Professor Hippo-on-Campus Student Mental Health Education Program, a mental health literacy intervention for post-secondary faculty and staff, is described. It includes 3-hour virtual, asynchronous e-modules and an optional 2-hour, synchronous workshop. Participants: All faculty and staff in a single university were invited to participate (February 2020–January 2021). Methods: Pre-and post-module and post-workshop surveys were conducted, assessing knowledge, attitudes, stigma, behavioral intentions, and confidence. Paired t-tests and regressions assessed change. Satisfaction was assessed through closed and open-ended questions, analyzed descriptively and through qualitative content analysis. Results: Four hundred and fifty staff and faculty completed the pre-survey, 262 completed the post-survey, and 122 completed a workshop survey. Participation resulted in improvements in knowledge, attitudes, stigma, and confidence with high levels of satisfaction. Conclusion: The program provides tailored student mental health training to post-secondary staff and faculty, which appears to increase their mental health literacy.
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- Authors
- Halladay, J., Woock, R., Xu, A., Boutros Salama, M., & Munn, C.
- Affiliations
- McMaster University (CA)
- Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching, McMaster University
- Corresponding author
- Munn, Catharine
- ORCID
- Halladay, Jillian
- Venue
- Journal of American College Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2022-09-28
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 2470-2481
- ISSN
- 0164-4300 (ISSN-L)
- 0744-8481
- 1940-3208
- OpenAlex
- W4297514736
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 2.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of American College Health (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- eCampus Ontario
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Keywords
- mental health literacy, student mental health, stigma, mental health knowledge, behavioral intention, e-module, training workshop, university employees, intervention evaluation
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Faculty, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Students, Universities, Program Evaluation, Health Literacy, Social Stigma
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