Upskilling community pharmacists to provide better mental health support for First Nations peoples
What is MH-SPACE?
The overall aim of MH-SPACE is to educate the pharmacy workforce to better support the mental health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in a culturally safe and responsive manner using education and assessment materials developed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Primary objectives are to:
- Co-design a training package, comprising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health First Aid training, cultural safety and awareness training and behavioural assessment.
- Evaluate the impact of MH-SPACE training on pharmacists’ ability to provide mental health support, first aid and referral through simulated patient visits; and;
- Demonstrate the impact of MH-SPACE on pharmacists’ provision of mental health support, first aid and referral in routine practice.
Funding
The MH-SPACE project is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Medical Research Future Fund.
Funding Partners and Collaborators
We acknowledge the support from our project partners:
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