Universal mental health training for frontline professionals (UMHT)’s feasibility analysis
Viktoriia Gorbunova, Vitalii Klymchuk, Philip Santangelo, Kathryn E. Kanzler, Chase Aycock, Viktoriia Gorbunova, Ling Wang, Viktoriia Gorbunova, Viktoriia Gorbunova

TL;DR
A mental health training program for Ukrainian frontline workers was found feasible and effective in improving support for people with mental health issues.
Contribution
The study demonstrates the feasibility and high satisfaction of a universal mental health training program for frontline professionals in Ukraine.
Findings
The UMHT program's usage and satisfaction increased significantly from 2021 to 2023.
Trainers and trainees reported high satisfaction and preparedness to apply the training in practice.
Educators, police officers, and social workers showed the highest usability of the training skills.
Abstract
Universal Mental Health Training for Frontline Professionals (UMHT) is an educational programme developed and piloted in Ukraine in 2021-2023 to bridge the mental health treatment gap. The UMHT trains frontline professionals (FLPs) to interact with, support, and refer individuals with mental health conditions for professional help. To assess the UMHT feasibility, we used statistics on the actual use of the programme, as well as data from satisfaction and usability surveying of 144 programme deliverers and 714 trained frontline professionals. A combination of Kruskal-Wallis and Post Hoc Dunn tests was used to identify statistically significant intergroup differences in the UMHT usability. All the characteristics defined to assess the UMHT showed its feasibility. Programme’s demand increased through years of implementation (2021, 2022, 2023) in terms of the numbers of training events…
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TopicsMental Health Treatment and Access · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Migration, Health and Trauma
