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Co-STARS: a feasibility evaluation of a co-produced mental health literacy training package to reduce mental health inequities for Black young people in underserved communities – study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with an external pilot, process evaluation and economic analysis
| Τίτλος: | Co-STARS: a feasibility evaluation of a co-produced mental health literacy training package to reduce mental health inequities for Black young people in underserved communities – study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with an external pilot, process evaluation and economic analysis |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Kumarendran, B., Cherrington, E., Bandyopadhyay, S., Crowe, F., Machaczek, K.K., Brown, L., Campbell, N., Jordan, G., Pope, M.A., Antonović, M., Taylor, M., W, N., Mahamud, A., Chandan, J.S., Griffiths, S.L. |
| Στοιχεία εκδότη: | BMJ |
| Έτος έκδοσης: | 2026 |
| Συλλογή: | White Rose Research Online (Universities of Leeds, Sheffield & York) |
| Περιγραφή: | Introduction: Severe mental illness such as psychosis is among the most disabling illnesses worldwide, disproportionately affecting minoritised ethnic groups and those in socioeconomic disadvantage. In the UK, people from Black ethnic backgrounds are more likely to experience a first episode of psychosis and to be detained under the Mental Health Act than White British people. There is a clear need for mental health services to improve cultural awareness and understanding of the broader social needs of minoritised groups, as well as the need to improve mental health literacy (MHL) within Black communities to empower individuals to seek timely mental health support. This protocol describes our programme of work which aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of Co-STARS, which is a co-produced, culturally appropriate tiered training package. Methods and analysis: We co-produced a culturally appropriate, place-based, tiered MHL training package (Co-STARS) to deliver within underserved Black communities and via an e-learning package implemented among staff within mental health trusts. The training will be evaluated in stages. First, a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial will assess the feasibility and acceptability (defined as participants’ perceptions of the training’s relevance, usefulness and delivery) of a lived experience-led MHL training package delivered by Black young people with experience of mental ill health, to underserved communities in Birmingham, UK. Acceptability will be quantified through participation and completion rates and explored qualitatively via focus groups and interviews. Second, a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial will evaluate the feasibility of an e-learning training programme for mental health professionals. We will embed a process evaluation to explore change mechanisms and identify barriers and enablers for future implementation. Third, we will use realist-informed participatory systems mapping and novel epidemiological analyses to explore ... |
| Τύπος εγγράφου: | article in journal/newspaper |
| Περιγραφή αρχείου: | text |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| Relation: | https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/239766/1/e103120.full.pdf; Kumarendran, B. orcid.org/0000-0001-7786-5932 , Cherrington, E., Bandyopadhyay, S. et al. (12 more authors) (2026) Co-STARS: a feasibility evaluation of a co-produced mental health literacy training package to reduce mental health inequities for Black young people in underserved communities – study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with an external pilot, process evaluation and economic analysis. BMJ Open, 16 (3). e103120. ISSN: 2044-6055 |
| Διαθεσιμότητα: | https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/239766/ https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/239766/1/e103120.full.pdf |
| Rights: | cc_by_4 |
| Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: | edsbas.2228C12E |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | BASE |
| ISSN: | 20446055 |
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