@article{ref1,
title="Evaluation of a culturally sensitive social and emotional well-being program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders",
journal="Australian journal of rural health",
year="2020",
author="Snodgrass, William J. and Rayner, Victoria and Rice, Simon M. and Purcell, Rosemary and Bowers, Jennifer",
volume="28",
number="4",
pages="327-337",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To evaluate Deadly Thinking, a social and emotional well-being promotion program targeted to remote and rural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Deadly Thinking aims to improve emotional health literacy, psychological well-being and attitudes towards associated help-seeking. DESIGN: Participants completed pre/post-test evaluations via a brief self-report survey immediately before and after the Deadly Thinking workshop. SETTING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in rural and regional Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Data were obtained from 413 participants (69.8% female, mean age 41.6 years), of whom 70.4% identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. INTERVENTION: Deadly Thinking workshops involve participant's engaging with a series of videos and facilitated group discussions with other participants related to social and emotional well-being topics relevant to individuals and communities. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Participants completed measures of psychological distress, suicidal ideation, substance use, changes in attitudes towards help-seeking and help-seeking intentions and satisfaction with the workshop. Additionally, participants in a train-the-trainer workshop rated their perceived confidence to deliver the program post-workshop. RESULT: Participants reported positive perceptions of community safety and well-being and low rates of marked distress, with no significant difference between train-the-trainer and community workshop participants. <br><br>RESULTS indicated significant improvement in help-seeking intentions post-workshop and high rates of satisfaction with workshop components. CONCLUSION: Initial evaluation indicates good acceptability and feasibility of delivering the Deadly Thinking program in rural and remote Indigenous communities; however, more robust evaluation of the program is warranted using controlled conditions to measure effectiveness, particularly for changing in help-seeking behaviour.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1038-5282",
doi="10.1111/ajr.12656",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12656"
}