Citation

Baldwin DS, Birtwistle J, Thomas SC. Int. J. Health Promot. Educ. 1999; 37(1): 19-21.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Institute of Health Education)

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Abstract

On 12th December 1995 the Royal College of Psychiatrists launched the "Help is at Hand" leaflet entitled Social Phobias. In an attempt to gauge its success and distribution an audit was performed on the number of leaflets requested from the College between December 1995 and December 1996. Between those dates approximately 37,500 leaflets were distributed, 10,138 to varying organizations and approximately 27,360 to members of the public. From the total distribution the launch of the leaflet appears to have been successful. Unfortunately little is known about the value of information provided to organizations or individuals requesting the leaflet. More feedback is needed regarding the distribution and effectiveness of public education leaflets to ensure that the appropriate groups are effectively targeted.