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Emma Sayers1, Jane Rich, Md Mijanur Rahman
1School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia (Ms Sayers); Centre for Resources Health and Safety, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia (Dr Rich); School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia (Mr Rahman, Dr Kelly); School of Health Sciences, and Centre for Resources Health and Safety, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Australia (Dr James).
Objectives:
To investigate help seeking behavior and attitudes to mental health in mining employees.
Methods:
A pre-post survey study of employees from two Australian coal mines. Data were collected prior to, at baseline, at 6 and 18 months following delivery of the MATES in mining (MIM) peer support mental health intervention.
Results:
Help seeking behaviors increased, with participants' sex, age, relationship status, shift type, and psychological distress significantly associated with likelihood of seeking help (P <0.05). In relation to stigma, significantly more participants' disagreed that they would be treated differently by friends or colleagues following disclosure of mental illness (P < 0.01).
Conclusions:
Results provide an understanding of help seeking behaviors of mining employees; support the MATES in Mining peer support program in the men dominated industry and provide information to guide mental health workplace program development more broadly.
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