Psychosocial Support Program for Public School Teachers

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if different formats of a school-based psychosocial support training program can improve teachers' ability to recognize and respond to students' mental health needs. The study will include teachers working in public schools in Brazil.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Do teachers who receive the training improve their knowledge on how to better to identify and support students with mental health difficulties?
2. Do different formats of training (in-person, online, or self-paced) and the presence of supervision lead to different levels of improvement in this knowledge, in attitudes related to mental health, and helping behaviors?

Researchers will compare five versions of the program (in-person, online, and asynchronous formats, with or without supervision) to see which approach is more effective, acceptable, and feasible.

Participants will:

1. Take part in a training program delivered either in-person, online, or through self-paced materials;
2. In some groups, attend additional supervision sessions to discuss real-life cases;
3. Receive brief follow-up materials through mobile messages after the training
4. Complete online questionnaires at multiple time points (before the training, during the program, after completion, and at follow-up).

The study will measure changes in teachers' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to supporting students' mental health, as well as satisfaction with the program and its feasibility for large-scale implementation.

Conditions

• Mental Health Literacy
• School Mental Health Training of Teachers

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

In-person School-Based Psychosocial Support Training

A structured training program designed to improve teachers' ability to recognize and respond to students' mental health needs. The intervention includes evidence-based content on mental health literacy, identification of emotional and behavioral difficulties, and appropriate support and referral strategies. The training is delivered in-person in two weekly sessions.

BEHAVIORAL

Online School-Based Psychosocial Support Training

A structured training program designed to improve teachers' ability to recognize and respond to students' mental health needs. The intervention includes evidence-based content on mental health literacy, identification of emotional and behavioral difficulties, and appropriate support and referral strategies. The training is delivered trough synchronous videoconference in two weekly sessions.

BEHAVIORAL

Asynchronous School-Based Psychosocial Support Training

A structured training program designed to improve teachers' ability to recognize and respond to students' mental health needs. The intervention includes evidence-based content on mental health literacy, identification of emotional and behavioral difficulties, and appropriate support and referral strategies. The training is delivered through an asynchronous self-paced course in a digital platform.

BEHAVIORAL

Supervision Sessions

Structured small-group supervision sessions conducted via audio calls, focused on discussion of real-life cases, clarification of concepts, and support for practical application of the training content.

BEHAVIORAL

Mobile-Based Reinforcement Materials

Brief follow-up materials delivered via mobile messaging to reinforce key concepts covered in the training sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Child Mind Institute

  collaborator OTHER

• Secretaria da Educação do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (SEDUC-RS)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Giovanni A. Salum, MD, PhD · Child Mind Institute

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-06-29

Primary Completion

2026-10-16

Completion

2026-12-16